U.S.Navy DD445 Fletcher - 1/700 Ship Model Kit - Tamiya 31902

U.S.Navy DD445 Fletcher - 1/700 Ship Model Kit - Tamiya 31902 Description

About The DD445 FletcherOne of the most famous and successful destroyer classes ever built was the U.S. Navy's Fletcher class that appeared during the World War period. A total of 175 sister ships proved to be the largest number for a destroyer class in the U.S. Navy inventory during the era. They were completed in two and a half years, showing a stunning example of wartime mass production. Development of the Fletcher class vessels began in mid October 1939, when the U.S. Navy General Board stated the initial characteristics requirements for their new destroyers. The Navy needed a larger and more versatile, multipurpose destroyers, to replace the then principle Benson/Livermore tyoe ships, which were the final development of the pre-war destroyer design restricted by the London Treaty. All Model kits are supplied unassembled and upainted. With an unprecendented 175 ships completed from 1942 to 1944, the U.S. Navy's Fletcher-class destroyers roamed throughout all of the world's oceans. This assembly kit reproduces USS Fletcher DD-445, which distinguished itself in such actions as the Naval Battle of Guadalcanal in the Pacific. Features such as the 5 single 12.7cm gun turrets, low bridge, and flat deck areas are all accurately recreated in model form. Finely detailed armament parts such as the quintuple 53.3cm torpedo launcher, twin 20mm cannons, and depth charge launchers give the model a high-level finish. Completed Length: 162mm All models are supplied un-assembled and unpainted, in their retail box.