Trumpeter 1/350 USS ENGLAND DE-635

USS ENGLAND DE-635 Length: 93.2m Beam: 11.2m Displacement: 1400t The England was one of 149 turbo-electric (TE) series destroyer escorts commissioned between April 1943 and March 1944, Named after Ensign John Charles England who was killed onboard the Oklahoma (BB-37) during the 7 December 1941 attack on Pearl Harbor. She was commissioned on 10 December 1943, arrived at Espiritu Santo on 12 March 1944, from where she was engaged in escort duties. Between 19 May and 31 May 1944, England, in company with George (DE-697), Raby (DE-698), and Spangler (DE-696), stalked and sank six Japanese submarines, with MK10 Hedgehog Projector and Depth charges. Following the successes against the six submarines, England continued to operate as convoy escort and was involved with operations against Leyte, Iwo Jima, and Okinawa. In the end of the war, England was decommissioned on 15 October 1945.
Item No : 05305
Item Name : USS ENGLAND DE-635
Bar Code : 6922803653051
Scale : 1:350
Item Type : Static Kit
Model Brief : Length: 266.4 mm Width: 32mm:
Total Parts : 177pcs
Metal Parts : n/a
Photo Etched Parts : 1pcs
Film Parts : n/a
Resin Parts : n/a
Total Sprues : 9cs sprues plus lower hull, upper hull, decks and waterline plate and display stand
Paint Schemes : 1945 Measure 22 1943 Measure 21n/a
Released Date : n/a
More Features : Either waterline version or full hull version can be selected.
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• Buckley Class Destroyer Escort_x000D_
• L: 266.4mm, W: 32mm, Waterline plate_x000D_
• 1:350 scale plastic model kit from Trumpeter, requires paint and glue