Hello Rupert,

> On November 8, 2019 at 3:58 PM Rupert Boleyn <xxxxxx@gmail.com> wrote:
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> On 09Nov2019 0523, Thomas RUX wrote:
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> > CT Supplement 9 Fighting Ship 1981 7th printing page 12 as far as I
> > know is the first mention of the Express Boat (X-Boat). Per the Ship
> > Information Sheet the X-Boat is a Book 2 Design. So the answer is
> > "Yes" that both CT LBB2 1977, CT LBB 2 1977/1981, CT LBB 5 1979, and
> > CT LBB 5 1980 predate the X-boat presented in CT Supplement 9.
>
> Supplement 4: Traders & Gunboats is copyright 1980, and includes the
> X-boat and tender.
>

Thank you for confirming that I my correction to Phil about Supplement 7 was on the mark.

Tom Rux