USS Ranger/V-1 Rocket

I haven't seen the Ranger story - but seem to remember a picture of one of the Midway class launching a v-weapon.

Do a Yahoo search on V-2 missile launch Carrier Midway. It was called project Sandy. Neat Gantry arrangement around the V-2 on the aft deck..Only one was actually launched - but would make for cool model - I believe others were on deck in carriers for the photo op. A memory flashback about a movie staring Glen Ford in which he convinces the Navy to launch a V-1 from a converted submarine.

Val Kraut

yes, it was the Midway. sorry. my orig post was done too fast....gotta type fast before the boss walks past my cell block (cube)

Craig

Craig, If you do a search on V-1 Submarine you'll find that a captured V-1 was duplicated in the US and sea trials were performed using a US sub after the war. Interesting system. Took about an hour to assemble the missile and fire. New guidance equipment made the missile much more accurate. They had one version where a surfaced sub would fire the missile and as is approached the target a submerged sub, close to the target, would send a signal to blow the wings and tail off at the right time to drop it on the target.

Val Kraut

This sounds like the old Revell kit from the late 1950s (been there, done that). As a side question, how accurate was it?

-- John The history of things that didn't happen has never been written. . - - - Henry Kissinger

Ummm, actually, I ~did~ mean the Revell kit......

-- John The history of things that didn't happen has never been written. . - - - Henry Kissinger

You ask an engineer a question - you get an engineering answer. That's one kit I didn't build - somehow at that age I thought you should get lots of parts for the dollar - and submarine kits were pretty sparse in details, as compared to a battleship or aircraft carrier

Val Kraut

The kit was the Revell USS Nautilus (SSN 571) kit. It included a launch ramp, a Loon missile and a watertight deck container for the missile. In fact, the Nautilus never carried such a system (and the Revell Nautilus kit was fairly inaccurate-best bet there is the Combat Subs resin Nautilus-dead on accurate). The Loon in the kit was fairly decent (I've got it right in front of me).

There were two fleet subs converted to launch the Loon, and later the Regulus I, the USS Barbero and USS Tunny. Three purpose built Regulus submarines were built: USS Graybackand USS Growler, both diesel-electric, and the nuclear powered USS Halibut. Tom Dougherty ( snipped-for-privacy@aol.com)

Well, for the record, I ~did~ appreciate your history lesson as well. Thanks!

-- John The history of things that didn't happen has never been written. . - - - Henry Kissinger

For all that might be interested the USS Midway is now a floating museum in San Diego. Here is the link the the Web Site