Navy Boot Camp Ships and their history?

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Permalink Reply by Blake Owen on December 8, 2014 at 6:22pm

What a great idea! I built lots of models as a kid and that is right down my alley. My son is on Ship 03 the USS Hopper. Here is the Wiki for the USS Hopper (DDG 70).

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Permalink Reply by Jay Thompson on December 8, 2014 at 6:26pm

here ya go Blake...

http://www.amazon.com/Hobby-Boss-Hopper-DDG-70-Building/dp/B008F7V4A0

http://www.hobbylinc.com/trumpeter-uss-hopper-ddg70-arleigh-burke-g...

The one from amazon is 1/700 while the hobbylinc is 1/350

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Permalink Reply by Jay Thompson on December 8, 2014 at 6:36pm

Ok...this is why I need the info....check this out Blake

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_Hooper_%28DE-1026%29

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_Hopper_%28DDG-70%29

two different ships, with the list provided by Jim listing the USS Hopper, not USS Hooper. Your link is probably the wrong ship, but my model links are probably what you want. maybe.

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Permalink Reply by Blake Owen on December 8, 2014 at 6:41pm

OOps... My bad. I misspelled Hopper in the link and now I can't fix it. Duh..

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Permalink Reply by Jay Thompson on December 8, 2014 at 7:35pm

Thanks Jim. Pretty much what I'm coming up with, but I have a plan. Gonna contact Great Lakes tomorrow and ask. Some public affairs officer will be all happy like to cough up the info I need and I'll post said info. If there is one thing I learned from my own military hitch is the importance of tradition and history. The knowledge I'm seeking is known by all at RTC, I just need to ask.

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Permalink Reply by Blake Owen on December 8, 2014 at 7:39pm

I was on the on the real USS John F. Kennedy and I was kind of hoping my son would be on ship 09 the RTC USS JFK but the Hopper will do.

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Permalink Reply by Jay Thompson on December 8, 2014 at 10:05pm

I did find this info on NavyDEP.com:
http://www.navydep.com/forums/showthread.php?t=2058

Not complete, so I'll try to fill out the rest when I find out. Just need to know if a barracks is named for a single specific ship or any ship with the name. Ex: USS Chicago was 3 cruisers and 1 sub. I guess in the end it may not matter and I could build a model on any ship with the name, especially since we're actually talking about a barracks name and he'll eventually be assigned to a real ship. But if my son is assigned to the division bearing the name USS Enterprise, I'd like to build just one ship, not eight (unless I throw in one of the Star Trek models for kicks). of course I could also be over thinking this whole thing.

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Permalink Reply by Jay Thompson on December 9, 2014 at 2:03pm

ok, got off the phone with Public Affairs at RTC and the barracks named for ships encompasses all ships of that name (USS Reuban James covers all 3 ships for example). So if building a model, I would use any ship that bears the name, especially if you consider that a model of a particular ship may not be available for purchase.

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