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Don’s Babies (Da Babes, Les Bebes) is a mod, in preparation, that hopes to do for AE what CHS did for WiTP.

Gobs of new classes, tons of new ships, slatherings of new art, paying very close attention to details of the smaller combatant, merchant, and auxiliary vessels for both sides.

Lots of new stuff, including: ships captured by Japan in the opening days of the war – ships captured in China, Hong Kong, Japan, the open sea (some new art, here; an APL liner in Japanese colors). Several new Straits Steamship types (Matang, Raub, Rahman, etc..) including the unbelievably ugly Klang class. Several new Philippine steamer types (Don Isidro, Don Esteban, etc..) including cut down 4-stacker conversions to banana boats that became blockade runners (Teapa, et al ..).

And the PGs (USCG and others), and PCs (Canadian too), and YPs, and YMSs, and Brit YMSs, and Brit LSTs, and Brit/Indian/Dutch HDMLs, and hopefully every stinkin Brit and Aussie auxiliary from a Kurumba AO to a Kangaroo net tender. And there’s 3 flavors of YOs, Brit Cadet-type coastal TKs, Woof!!

Later war warships included – all the Canajans, eh? – Brits, Indians, French, golly.

Not to worry, the art just drops in. We reserved spaces, and just filled them out, so one can play “stock AE” with Da Babes art set. If we get real lucky, maybe the Les Bebes art extras can get schlepped into patch-2.

Anyway, that’s what’s on the horizon. Coming soon to a theater near you. Ciao. John

Looking forward to Don's Babies. What senario did you use as the base?

Sounds great. Will there be some later starts ? ie 1st May '42 ?

ORIGINAL: Norm3
Looking forward to Don's Babies. What senario did you use as the base?

I guess scen001. Not sure it matters.

ORIGINAL: moonraker
Sounds great. Will there be some later starts ? ie 1st May '42 ?

No, it's a CHS kinda version of stock.

Already salivating at the thought... and it doesn't matter if it takes a year or two to get ready

If anyone wants to help - need a detailed history of the US Army Transport sevice in Alaska....

ORIGINAL: Don Bowen


If anyone wants to help - need a detailed history of the US Army Transport sevice in Alaska....

US Army Transport sevice in Alaska

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Air_Transport_Command

ORIGINAL: scott1964

ORIGINAL: Don Bowen


If anyone wants to help - need a detailed history of the US Army Transport sevice in Alaska....

US Army Transport sevice in Alaska

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Air_Transport_Command

Thanks, but wrong one. Looking for detailed data on the US Army Transports (ships). There are a couple of excellent reference works out there: US Army Ships and Craft and Over Seas, but neither gives much detail on Alaska. Also have some excellent data on the SW Pacific Permanent Fleet (also Army).

There was a major concentation of army shipping (USATs) involved in support of the Alaska command. Many smaller transports for dangerous waters and small ports. Apparently based primarliy out of Seattle, maybe Anchorage as well.

Looking for ships, dates, history.

ORIGINAL: Don Bowen

ORIGINAL: scott1964

ORIGINAL: Don Bowen


If anyone wants to help - need a detailed history of the US Army Transport sevice in Alaska....

US Army Transport sevice in Alaska

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Air_Transport_Command

Thanks, but wrong one. Looking for detailed data on the US Army Transports (ships). There are a couple of excellent reference works out there: US Army Ships and Craft and Over Seas, but neither gives much detail on Alaska. Also have some excellent data on the SW Pacific Permanent Fleet (also Army).

There was a major concentation of army shipping (USATs) involved in support of the Alaska command. Many smaller transports for dangerous waters and small ports. Apparently based primarliy out of Seattle, maybe Anchorage as well.

Looking for ships, dates, history.

How about the official US Army in WWII histories? There are three volumes on the Transportation Corps. See here about 1/2 way down.

http://www.ibiblio.org/hyperwar/USA/index.html

The volumes are not available there but you could probably find them at a good-sized public library or university library.

Soviet Navy will be corrected?

Will be interesting to check this one out

ORIGINAL: Monter_Trismegistos
Soviet Navy will be corrected?

I guess so. Depends what corrected means. We're looking at it though.

Buck Beach is coming up with some interesting things that we missed. Maybe you could do the same? Can always use input.

I meant corrected typos in names and deleted non existing ships...

That's help?

Wow, I saw the title to this thread, and was thinking of something entirely different. I took " Da Babes " to mean , well, not ships. Although I waa not at all sure what you guys were up to [:D]

Think the mod will included the coast guard base at Ketchikan, Alaska and additional support at Alameda to include the coast guard base at that location?

Not at the moment. Don and I are both concerned mostly with ships and such. But, like CHS, this thing might take on a life of its own, so you never know. However, we'll do our best to incorporate things that have a solid basis and good references.

ORIGINAL: Don Bowen

ORIGINAL: scott1964

ORIGINAL: Don Bowen


If anyone wants to help - need a detailed history of the US Army Transport sevice in Alaska....

US Army Transport sevice in Alaska

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Air_Transport_Command

Thanks, but wrong one. Looking for detailed data on the US Army Transports (ships). There are a couple of excellent reference works out there: US Army Ships and Craft and Over Seas, but neither gives much detail on Alaska. Also have some excellent data on the SW Pacific Permanent Fleet (also Army).

There was a major concentation of army shipping (USATs) involved in support of the Alaska command. Many smaller transports for dangerous waters and small ports. Apparently based primarliy out of Seattle, maybe Anchorage as well.

Looking for ships, dates, history.

Don, I have been scrowring the Internet and have come up with many ships that may or may not qualify for your mod. Tough searching for those ships supporting the build up of Alaska but haven't given up. Not wanting to purchasing any books I have come across as I'm almost 67 and have given away all of my books and not is not the time to be accumulating any more. So I will bits and pieces my contribution to the cause. I will post them separately under this thread. They will not be in cronological order.

Pardon my spelling I will have to put my spell checker here on my wife's computer.

Found at this link: http://www.patriotfiles.com/index.php?n ... le&sid=504

Escort Division 33:

"A few days later, we were informed we would be assigned to the Pacific Fleet; consequently, we received a new air search radar. Also, at this time, the Sandusky was made part of ESCORT DIVISION 33 consisting of the USS Charlottesville (PF-53), Machias (PF-25), Allentown (PF-52) and, of course, Sandusky(PF-54). William F. Cass was CO of the PF-53, Robert T. Alexander was CO of the PF25, Garland W. Collins was CO of the flagship PF-52 with John Ryssy as Division Commodore and I had the junior ship - Sandusky. While in the Navy Yard, the Chief Engineer, Lieutenant. T. H. Macown, deserted and was picked up by the Shore Patrol somewhere in New Jersey. I preferred charges against him; he was transferred and Lieutenant (junior grade) B. A. Church was assigned to relieve him - it was an outstanding change. After completing outfitting, we sailed for Staten Island, New York, on July 31, 1944."

The whole read is good historical info.

http://www.usmm.org/pacific.html#anchor433919

On this list are 9 ships I didn't find in the database that were sunk or damaged in
Alaska waters. I included two oil screw ships not knowing or able to find out what they were. I left out scows.

Bering (Freighter)
Stanley Griffith (Freighter)
Northwestern (Freighter)
Coldbrook (Hog Islander)
Alice T. (oil screw ???)
Laida (oil screw ???)
Teapa (Freighter)
Perida (Freighter)
David W. Branch (USAT Troopship)
Aleutian (Freighter)
Jonathan Harrington (Liberty Freighter)

If needed I could check out the above to see if I could get more info on them.

Please note that the parent site also gives many other merchants so damaged/sunk in other areas of the Pacific and West Coast that I have not yet compared to the database.