Thread:Pokermind/@comment-4736671-20150115004732/@comment-4762474-20150125032135

Well we may get an actual cannon view rather than my WAG: On January 25, 2015 Taylor says:Agreed, but even then, Ben was already thinking about pursuit ships and performance, remember? The Clipper is a whole different critter. I NEED to draw one! As for Mahan, the new bow–before it got blown off–looked a lot like the old one. Was probably good practice for the guys building all new DDs. Basically, probably the best way to draw her would be to simply take out the forward fireroom area and truncate her back to where the bridge sits at the front of the amidships platform.

Sigh back to the drawing board on Mahan too! But then when the Author speeks one must listen. Will hold off for  while. The one thing I remember about the Right Gipsey engine is the big radiator you are talking WW 1 look. Dornier had a sea plane with engines mounted high on top of the wing: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_seaplanes_and_amphibious_aircraft#mediaviewer/File:Bundesarchiv_Bild_102-12963,_Flugboot_%22Do_X%22.jpg 12 radial engines! both tractors and pushers! Article http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dornier_Do_X