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Cleveland Class Cruiser
USS Birmingham CL-62

Turn this resin kit.

Into this piece of History.

Click on the masterpiece built by Dave Judy.
From this kit.   DC112 $GONE

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"Basics of Ship Building" by Mike Ashey
The bible today for the Model Shipbuilder. This book will give step by
step pictures on building plastic kits, resin kits plus photoetching. This is
the best book for the beginner to experienced builder on the newer
special high price kits resin kits and customizing parts.
 1. Building Plastic Kits 2. Building Resin Kits
3. Scratchbuilding & Detailing Superstructure Shapes
4. Working with Brass & Stainless Steel Photoetching
5. Painting, Masking, & Decal Application
There is also an 18-page section of color photographs
of finished models by Mike and others. Of the hundreds
of black and white how - to photos. I recognized very
few from his first book. Most highly recommended.
Published by Kalmbach.     #BK02 19.95

Cleveland Class:

Nine sisters were converted to Light Aircraft Carriers (CVL) while building.

To see Pictures click the Hull Number.

No. Name                               Comm.
CL-101 Amsterdam 8 Jan 45
CL-90 Astoria 17 May 44
CL-104 Atlanta 3 Dec 44
CL-80 Biloxi 31 Aug 43
CL-62 Birmingham 29 Jan 43
CL-55 Cleveland 15 Jun 42
CL-56 Columbia 29 Jun 42
CL-105 Dayton 7 Jan 45
CL-58 Denver 15 Oct 42
CL-87 Duluth 18 Sep 44
CL-106 Fargo 1945
CL-93 Galveston 1946
CL-81 Houston 20 Dec 43
CL-107 Huntington 1945
CL-92 Little Rock 17 Jun 45
CL-83 Manchester 1946
CL-89 Miami 28 Dec 43
CL-63 Mobile 2 Mar 43
CL-57 Montpelier 9 Sep 42
CL-91 Oklahoma City 22 Dec 44
CL-65 Pasadena 8 Jun 44
CL-102 Portsmouth 15 Jun 45
CL-82 Providence 15 May 45
CL-60 Santa Fe 24 Nov 42
CL-66 Springfield 9 Sep 44
CL-67 Topeka 23 Dec 44
CL-86 Vicksburg 12 Jun 44
CL-64 Vincennes 21 Jan 44
CL103- Wilkes-Barre 1 Jul 44