Dragon Model Ships 1/350 USS Frank Knox DD742 Gearing Class Destroyer Smart Kit

An accurate 1/350 scale rendition of USS Frank Knox (DD-742), a Gearing-class destroyer. This US Navy (USN) ship entered service in December 1944 during the closing months of WWII. At the start of her combat career, she was a picket destroyer during the invasion of Okinawa, plus the naval vessel was also present in Tokyo Bay at the formal surrender of Japan. With a standard displacement of 2,425 tons and a 119m length, the destroyer was armed with six 5-inch guns in three twin turrets. She was later to see service in both the Korean War and Vietnam War, so she was a regular in the Western Pacific. Eventually, USS Frank Knox was retired in 1971 and sold to the Greek Navy.  FEATURES: - Newly tooled true-to-scale ultra-thin propellers - Newly tooled radar mounted on twin 40mm Mk4 guns - Newly designed quintuple torpedo launcher can be assembled in separate parts - Whalers w/photo-etched parts newly designed - 5 realistic 1/350 scale figures - Waterline or full-hull version can be assemb