The ship that never existed is also available as model:
http://www.freetimehobbies.com/1700battlefleetusspenguinasr-12submarinerescuevesselltdedition.aspx
Christoph
Hey that is cool! John's buddy is going to love reading all this when I next see him.
July 1943 he was at the Naval Mine Warfare Test Station, Solomons, Maryland.
Larry: Ah, that is also where the 540th and 36th trained for amphibious landings. I talk about that in my documentary.