The Cherokee class, originally known as the Navajo class, was a class of Fleet Tugs built for the United States Navy prior to the start of World War II. They represented a radical departure from previous ocean-going tug designs, and were far more capable of extended open ocean travel than their predecessors. This was due in large part to their 205 feet (62 m) length, 38 feet (12 m) beam, and substantial fuel-carrying capacity. They were also the first large surface vessels in the US Navy to be equipped with diesel/electric drive.
USS Navajo (AT-64) was the lead ship of her class. She was named for the Navajo people. Navajo was laid down by the Bethlehem Shipbuilding Corporation, Staten Island, New York, on 12 December 1938; launched on 17 August 1939; sponsored by Miss Olive Rasmussen; and commissioned on 26 January 1940, Lt. Comdr. M. E. Thomas in command.
Following the loss of the first two ships of the class, Navajo and Seminole, the class was renamed from its original name of Navajo-class to Cherokee-class.
Product Features:
* DAZ Studio props: dsf, duf/ png:
- USS Navajo, with 11,369 polygons.
- All Anchors Down, with 4,032 polygons.
- Anchors Up, with 112 polygons.
- Single Anchor Down, with 2,072 polygons.
The USS Navajo includes:
* Rotating rudder
* Rotating propellers
* Rotating main and secondary gun turrets
- Barrels can elevate independently
* Working deck crane
* Functioning spot-lights.
Textures:
* One set of texture maps with corresponding normal/ bump maps, at 3000x1800 pixels.
* All of the materials use Iray shaders.
All sales images rendered in DAZ Studio with an HDRI skydome environment.
Designed for use in DAZ Studio 4.9 and above with Iray. Not recommended for use in other software programs.
Original model by, and acquired from Chris Schell, and now owned by VanishingPoint. « Less
