#Fletcher class

[lonestarbattleship]

"The Finest Hour" by Mark Karvon link

"In the lore of the US Navy, the saga of Fletcher Class destroyer, USS Johnston is legendary for its part in the Battle off Samar during the larger Battle of Leyte Gulf On October 25, 1944.

During the operation to liberate the Philippines, the small naval task force, Taffy 3, was left to provide cover for the invading US Army. The force was made up of 5 light escort carriers and 6 destroyers and destroyer escorts screening for them.

Unbeknownst to the men of Taffy 3, a large Japanese force consisting of 23 ships was headed their way in a surprise attack. The force consisted of 4 battleships (including the largest battleship ever built - Yamato), 6 heavy cruisers, 2 light cruisers and 11 destroyers.

Taffy 3 was badly outnumbered and very much outgunned. It was up to the destroyers and destroyer escorts to protect the carriers at all costs otherwise the marines on the beach would be vulnerable. The ships began laying down a heavy smoke screen. Lieutenant Commander Ernest E. Evans captained the Johnston. Being of Native American ancestry, Lt Commander Evans had the warrior's spirit. He led his ship alone straight into the teeth of the much superior enemy. As the Johnston turned into the oncoming enemy some say he spoke these words over the ship's intercom, "A large Japanese fleet has been contacted. They are fifteen miles away and headed in our direction. They are believed to have four battleships, eight cruisers, and a number of destroyers. This will be a fight against overwhelming odds from which survival cannot be expected. We will do what damage we can." (Some sources credit the latter part of this dramatic announcement tot LCDR Robert Copeland of the Samuel B Roberts).

Johnston dodged shell from the enemy battle cruisers until she could get close enough to hit back. as soon as the range closed to ten miles, Johnston scored damaging hits on the heavy cruiser Kumano. During her five-minute sprint into torpedo range, Johnston fired over 200 rounds at the enemy. She launched all ten of her torpedoes and retired behind a heavy smoke screen. At least one of the torpedoes found the Kumano and blew the bow off the cruiser forcing it to withdraw from the battle.

Johnston did not get away unscathed however and she took three hits from 14 inch shells as well as three from 6 inch shells which destroyed the bridge causing many casualties and Lt Commander Evans to lose 2 fingers and covering him in shrapnel which shredded his shirt. The ship was mangled badly, with dead and dying sailors strewn across her bloody decks.The bridge was rendered useless so Lt Commander Evans went to the aft steering column to conn the ship.

About this time, three of the other ships from Tafffy 3, Destroyers Hoel and Heermen and the destroyer escort Samuel B Roberts, made their charges towards the Japanese fleet. As they went by the Johnston they could see shirtless Lt Commander Evans salute them from the aft steering column as they went by.

After making repairs, Johnston rejoined the fight. The ship fought several duels with much larger ships giving all she could but taking severe damage. Eventually she was surrounded by 7 enemy destroyers and pounded mercilessly. Lt Commander Evans gave the order to abandon ship. He was never heard from again.

Along with Johnston, Hoel, Heermen and Samuel B Roberts were equally fierce during the battle. The Japanese were under the impression they were up against much larger ships in the cruiser class. Aircraft from the carriers also enjoined the fight. Some of the aircraft were not properly armed to attack ships but the heroic pilots still feigned attack to force the unknowing enemy to fire upon them thereby diverting attention from the surface ships. The ferocity of the attack from Taffy 3 sunk or crippled the heavy cruisers Chōkai, Kumano, and Chikuma. This seemingly convinced to the Japanese that they were engaging major fleet units rather than escort carriers and destroyers and the fleet withdrew.

Lt Commander Evans was posthumously awarded the Congressional Medal of Honor for his actions that day. My depiction of the legendary USS Johnston depicts the ship as she charges towards the enemy during her first attack that fateful day.

Prints are available through my website www.markkarvon.com."

[carbone14]

Destroyer USS Fletcher (DD-445)

©Artwork by George Watts

[spockvarietyhour]

USS Philip (as the USS Cassiday), C-47 Skytrain and PBJ Mitchell, In Harm's Way (1965)

Bonus: making steam

[grumblinggamer]

Short update:

Started doing photoetch parts on my next model; a Fletcher class. But I am looking at some… challenges..

What is that even?! To tackle that I ordered a photo etch tool; a rather large investment, but I want to get this right, and folding that without assistance… let‘s just say I‘m a hobbyist, not a highly skilled brain surgeon, Jim.

In unrelated news, my Windmill for my Warhammer table is slowly progressing. After that I will tackle a forest I suppose… must keep things moving.

[lyss-fletcher]

Drawing my sona into Class of the titans screenshots because it's the first thing that's motivated me to draw in months lol

[phineasandferbtheories]

the fact that candace had the number of the chef that taught her mom’s cooking class is fantastic. are they friends? does she know his kid? is it for emergencies? did her mom know that he’d smash her phone and so she made sure her daughter still had a way to contact her? did he put it on an ad for the class and candace found it, on purpose or not? do phineas and ferb know it? does lawrence? many many questions and very few answers

[phoenix--flying]

The Boy at the Roses

Based off a spin off idea of @blackcat2907 Ghost!Luke Castellan fic :)

There’s a tree on Half-Blood Hill, the tree represents the story of a hero. At the base of the tree is a patch of black roses. Compared to the tree, the story of the roses is less descriptive. A story of a boy scorned by the gods, a boy who’s life ended in a tragedy. If you ask the right counselors, they’ll tell you the story of a young demigod, kind but vengeful, excitable but reckless. Campers claim they’ve seen a child at the roses, a young boy with sandy blond hair. He sits at the roses, he cries. But they only ever see him once, they never seen him again.

The counselors tell stories of a boy who haunts the camp. The boy can bring a slow, agonizing descent into madness, a life full of hysteria and insanity. Alternatively, the boy can bring a long, happy life, prosperous a filled with joy.

They say if you’re lucky, you can talk to the boy at the roses. He doesn’t say much, sometimes wishing campers luck on journeys outside the borders. The counselors say the boy can’t leave the patch, but campers find black roses around the camp. Some sprout by the canoe lake, Hestias hearth is adorned in the flowers, the tables in the dining hall are decorated, there are vases in the Big House. The cabins are decorated with the black roses. The flowers blend well with the design of cabin sixteen and cabin twenty, and despite the clashing colours, they fit perfectly on cabin ten and cabin eleven.

Interestingly enough, cabin seven seemed to be the least touched by the flowers, splashes of black clashing with the golden aura of the building and it’s garden. Although the inhabitants don’t seem to mind this fact, often avoiding the blooming roses, although their counselor brushed off questions. Of course, the eldest campers knew the truth behind the actions and the younger campers heard the rumors Tales of the former counselor, a healer consumed by insanity through visions of lost siblings and doubts, or an archer driven to madness with memories of a broken bridge and the loss of a mother. Cabin thirteen is also often bare of the flowers, only housing one demigod. He also tended to avoid the flowers. Although not as avidly as the camper of cabin seven.

Few of the counselors also often walk around adorned in the flowers. Aphrodite’s can typically be seen with the roses braided in her hair. Athena’s with flowers tucked behind her ear. Hecate’s with vines around his arms. Nemesis’s with a rose on his eyepatch. Several of the Hermes campers can be seen with roses.

The story of the boy is not a happy one. The story of the boy is angry, vengeful and pained. The story of the roses, however. The story of the roses will be remembered for years. The boy at the roses will continue to keep the camp as safe as he can.

The boy at the roses won’t be forgotten, a son of Hermes mistreated and forgotten by the gods. The boy at roses, Luke Castellan.

[floridanative]

[vfdinthewild]

“In some circles, all of this really caught on, and Fletcher wound up with some very famous devotees.”

-via “Horace Fletcher, the Great Masticator” episode of Stuff You Missed in History Class podcast, 30:00

[ursaribbon]

class doodles

[lonestarbattleship]

"U.S. and British Warships in Sagami Wan, Japan"

(Left to right) HMS DUKE OF YORK, USS IOWA (BB-61), a Fletcher class destroyer, USS SOUTH DAKOTA (BB-57), USS PASADENA (CL-65), USS MISSOURI (BB-63), HMS KING GEORGE V, USS SAN JUAN (CL-54), and two New Mexico class battleships.

Photographed sometime between August 27 and 29, 1945.

U.S. Naval History and Heritage Command: 80-G-K-6523

[brahmin-lard]

‼️ Fletcher's Glowing Sea Adventure ‼️

[grumblinggamer]

Fletcher. Class. Friday.

The ship so far (minus a few gimmicks). Mostly satisfied how it comes along! The PE looks really good.

Close up of the bridge section - the PE stairs look really really good. The only thing glued in place right now is the bridge lower level; the rest is dryfitted. I can already tell painting/final assembly will be tough.

Some details. Smokestacks are still in the works. I need to dedicate some time to finish the 5 inch guns in during the weekend.

Progress is slow but steady; I am flexing my PE muscles a bit, and it feels good to grow.

[lyss-fletcher]

Hi it's me, I haven't posted here in ages lol. I return with a drawing of my sona in the style of Class of the Titans because I recently rediscovered the show and it has consumed my entire being lol

The background is taken from the show

[ungoliantschilde]

from DC: the New Frontier # 6, Written and Illustrated by the late, great Darwyn Cooke, with Colors by Dave Stewart, and Letters by Jared Fletcher.

[alphamecha-mkii]

Constitution-Class Redesign by James Fletcher