Takom 1/700 USS ABSD-1 Large Auxiliary Floating Dry Dock (Snowman) Plastic Model Kit [SP-7051]

The ABSD-1 is a non-self-propelled split floating dock of the U.S. Army that was manufactured during World War II, and consists of a total of ten sections, A to I and K. It was built in 1942-43 in Everett, Washington, and assigned to the Pacific warfield; it was retired in the Philippines in 1946.

This model kit from Takom includes photo-etched parts and decals for one version.

• [Size]: Approximately 77.8cm long when completed
• [Includes]: Photo-etched parts, decals for 1 version

USS ABSD-1 Large Auxiliary Floating Dry Dock. Auxiliary Floating Dock, Big (AFDB), composed of ten Advance Base Sectional Docks (ABSD) each 165' wide, 93' long, 75' deep, with a total lifting capacity of 90,000–100,000 tons when fully assembled. Construction was undertaken in 1942/43 at four US shipyards, Everett-Pacific Shipbuilding & Dry Dock Co, Everett WA; Chicago Bridge & Iron Co at Eureka CA, also Morgan City LA; and Pollack-Stockton Shipbuilding Co, Stockton CA. Commissioned at Everett, Washington State USA in May 1943. Deployed to Espiritu Santo in the South Pacific, initially as an 8-section dry dock in late 1943 and completed to 10-sections by April 1944, to undertake repair work on vessels ranging from landing craft to battleships and aircraft carriers engaged in the Asiatic-Pacific Theater of operations. Relocated in April 1945 to the Leyte Gulf in the Philippines to continue ship repairs until February 1946. • Dry dock can accommodate most 1/700 scale WWII US Navy warships

• Many photo-etch & 3D printed parts included
• L: 389mm
• 1:700 scale plastic model kit from Takom, requires paint and glue

Key Specifications

• Scale: 1:700