This is a scale model diorama of the Darter as she looked aground on the reef on October 24, 1944. It was presented to Hugh as a gift at one of the veterans reunions, it was probably in 1992 (I was there when he brought it home) The engraved brass plates and the glass case were all part of the gift form his fellow shipmate, who was a master ship modeler. I like the level of detail, the people on board the sub, the mooring ropes and the life boat in the water. My childhood drawing of the Darter was from studying this model.
The model is still in my parents' house in New York.
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