He Flower class corvettes will remain forever connected to the battle of the North Atlantic where they, along with other escorts carried the brunt of the battle against the German submarines. Electronic components individually designed for the construction kit can be immediately incorporated with easy to connect plug in connectors. LED’s for the navigation and position lights, deck lights, morse code and search lights as well as illumination of the hull and superstructure. Electric motor for the ships radar. Battery box (4 x 1,5 V AA-Batteries, not included). Plastic model construction kit of a Flower Class Corvette with many details. Decals for versions HMCS Snowberry and HMS Campanula. 35 36 48 52 56 75 79 86 88 91 95 302. Flower Class Corvette – Technik. 8 9 69 87 92 301 331 350 362 371. The corvettes of the Flower Class will be associated for ever with the Battle of the North Atlantic, even though they were used in all theatres during the Second World War. Alongside other escort vessels they bore the main brunt of the battle against German submarines. 60 corvettes of the Flower Class had been ordered before war broke out and a further 81 by the end of 1940. All the others could be built within 23 days. After the decision had been taken to use the corvettes not just as coastal escorts but on the high seas, numerous alterations were needed. Thus the ships received a modified hull with a longer foreship giving them better thrust and overhang to protect them against the rough Atlantic seas. During the war the corvettes were equipped with other things such as radar, improved and more powerful anti-aircraft guns (Fla-MG or 20 mm Oerlikon guns), more depth charges and from the end of 1941 with “Hedgehog” anti-submarine weapons. During this period numerous alterations were also made to the bridge, in order to accommodate new electronic equipment and protections. In the meantime the Flower Class proved to be thoroughly seaworthy, so that it was used by almost all Allied navies (total 265). In the spring of 1942, when the German submarines transferred their sphere of operations to the American coast, the US Navy found itself obliged to make up its shortage of suitable escort vessels with British corvettes. 10 corvettes were given to America, with a further 8 from Canada.. Technical data: water displacement: 940 t / power plant: four-cylinder triple-expansion Scotch boilers/ power: 2,750 SHP/ speed: 16 kts / range: 4,000 miles at 12 kts / crew: 47 men. Including metal tubes. Including self-adhesive wooden deck. Metal anchor chain. Detailed deck superstructures. Movable Lewis MG on mount. Deck equipment with stowage lockers. Bridge with splinter-proof walls. Detailed radar tower. Movable 102 mm gun with protective wall. Lifeboats and rubber dinghies. Depth charge release systems. Separate depth charges. Model kit – Requires Construction & Painting. Paint & Glue is NOT supplied. Listing and template services provided by inkFrog. The item “Revell 172 00451 Flower Class Corvette Technik Model Ship Kit” is in sale since Monday, March 19, 2018. This item is in the category “Toys & Games\Model Kits\Models”. The seller is “hobby-auctions” and is located in Loughborough. This item can be shipped to United Kingdom, Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Australia, United States, Russian federation, Canada, Brazil, Japan, New Zealand, China, Israel, Hong Kong, Norway, Indonesia, Malaysia, Mexico, Singapore, South Korea, Switzerland, Taiwan, Thailand, Chile.
- Brand: Revell
- Type: Boats & Ships
- MPN: 00451
- Scale: 1:72
- EAN: 4009803004518