love the work you did on the Forrest Shermans and the heavy cruisers
Love to see a Twilight 2000 version of them and the Virginia's as well for the fanzine - one change from your war is that the USS Richard S. Edwards is alive and well and active off the coast of Kenya performing convoy escort and anti-pirate patrols as part of TF 212
Here is the info on her and on her captain from the sourcebook
USS Richard S. Edwards was pulled out of inactive storage and put back into commission in 1998, with LCDR Moore assigned as her captain, the first female to command a combat USN vessel. She and her ship arrived in mid-1999 as the sole escort for the last shipment of supplies and men to Kenya from the United States. LCDR Moore has led her ship since its arrival on several anti-piracy/smuggling patrols, convoy escort and shore bombardment missions. The Edwards under LCDR Moore’s command has sunk over a dozen pirate vessels of various sizes since her arrival and captured ten more including an ex-Ethiopian LST that was being used as a mother ship by the pirates and is now being used by US Navy.
Moore’s zeal in prosecuting the various pirate groups has made her quite the legend among those she hunts. Since the Somali suicide attack on the refinery she has redoubled her efforts against the pirates, who she sees as supporting the terrorists who killed several of her close friends in that attack on Mombasa. Characters may encounter her either while on a variety of missions on the Edwards or ashore at the bars in Mombasa, where she has shown an ability to drink most men under the table and hold her own in a fight.
She is a striking redhead who also is a black belt in karate and judo and has put those skills to the test in several fights both at home and in Mombasa. For those looking for a romantic adventure with her, they would be well advised to steer clear as she is still mourning her husband who was killed when the destroyer he served on was sunk with all hands in 1997.
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