1/320 USS Forrest Sherman Destroyer Plastic Model Kit (AANH352)

Features new boxart! 1/320 Scale. Highly detailed kit, measures 16 inches long when complete. Decals are included for Forrest Sherman, Turner Joy, and Edson destroyers, along with a flag sheet. Skill level 2. "The Destroyer will be there," said Admiral Nimitz about the fleet of the future. He believed no other ship had such an assured place in the Navy. If there is a challenge to be met at sea, the USS Forrest Sherman will be quick to respond to the urgent plea: "Send the Destroyers!" Debuting in 1957 during the week of President Eisenhower's second inauguration, Forrest Sherman slid into the water flaunting an all-aluminum above-deck structure, including gun foundations. Increased freeboard, the area between the waterline and deck, keeps her high and dry. Her sleek, efficient design makes her especially stable and easy to maintain. The ship is the last of the "gun only" destroyers, carrying an automatic rapid-fire gun mount forward and two aft. She is armed with several anti-aircraft guns, hedgehogs, depth charges, and both anti-submarine and anti-surface torpedoes. In 1958, Forrest Sherman patrolled the eastern Mediterranean, then sailed to join the 7th Fleet in operations off Taiwan in support of the threatened islands of Quemoy and Matsu. Sailing eastward, she completed a cruise around the world. During the summer of 1959, Forrest Sherman joined a task force in the Great Lakes to celebrate the opening of the St. Lawrence Seaway. She served as an escort to the Royal Yacht HMS Brittania, carrying President Eisenhower and Queen Elizabeth II to a Lake St. Louis naval review. The ship was named after Admiral Forrest Sherman, who commanded the carrier Wasp during World War II and later became Chief of Naval Operations. Specifications for DD-931 include the following: Builder: Bath Iron Works Corporation, Bath, Maine; Launched: February 5, 1955; Commissioned: November 9, 1955; Dimensions: Length -- 418' 5", Beam -- 45' 2", Draft -- 14' 2"; Maximum Displacement: 3,807 tons; Speed: 35 knots; Armament: Three 5" guns, Four 3" guns, Four 21" torpedo tubes; Complement: Up to 22 Officers and 315 men.