Ryuuko's den

Custom shipgirl design for the USS Neosho, a Cimarron Class “Fast Fleet Oiler” (hull classification AO). She was sunk at the Battle of the Coral Sea after she and her escorting destroyer were mistaken for a heavy cruiser and an aircraft carrier and subjected to a 70 plane strike launched by the Shokaku and Zuikaku. Despite being struck by seven bombs and one aircraft, she managed to shoot down four of the attackers and stay afloat for the next 72 hours until rescue arrived, buoyed by her empty oil compartments essentially acting as watertight compartments.

So basically I like doing custom deigns for little known ships, but generally I keep them independent from my more fetish-y things. Fortunately I decided for a cowgirl motif because…well fuck it, she’s literally an AO. I did keep it as down-low as possible, but yeah. She is equipped to *provide*, that’s why there’s a pull-tab. Her namesake is an old Indian river name, hence the extremely stereotypical getup and delicious brown skin. Basically I tried to make a more in your face American Kamoi (even though Kamoi was built in New York, but whatever).

Cheer On!

Doodle featuring Prinz Eugen and PoW