DRAGON 1005 USS DALLAS SSN-700 (SSN-688 CLASS) VS PROJECT 705 ALPHA SSN
1/350 SCALE
DESCRIPTION:
USS Los Angeles (SSN-688), lead ship of her class of submarines, was the fourth ship of the United States Navy to be named for Los Angeles, California. The contract to build her was awarded to Newport News Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Company in Newport News, Virginia on 8 January 1971 and her keel was laid down on 8 January 1972. She was launched on 6 April 1974 sponsored by Anne Armstrong, and commissioned on 13 November 1976. She hosted President Jimmy Carter and the First Lady on 27 May 1977 for an at-sea demonstration of her capabilities.[2] In 2007 she was the oldest submarine in active service with the United States Navy.[3] The Navy decommissioned Los Angeles on 23 January 2010, in the Port of Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, her namesake city.
The Alfa class, Soviet designation Project 705 Lira (Russian: Лира, meaning "Lyre", NATO reporting name Alfa), was a class of nuclear-powered attack submarines in service with the Soviet Navy from 1971 into the early 1990s, with one serving later with the Russian Navy until 1996. They were among the fastest military submarines ever built, with only the prototype submarine K-222 (NATO reporting name Papa-class) exceeding them in submerged speed.
The Project 705 submarines had a unique design among other submarines. In addition to the revolutionary use of titanium for its hull, it used a powerful lead-bismuth cooled reactor as a power source, which greatly reduced the size of the reactor compared to conventional designs, thus reducing the overall size of the submarine, and allowing for very high speeds. However, it also meant that the reactor had a short lifetime and had to be kept warm when it was not being used. As a result, the submarines were used as interceptors, mostly kept in port ready for a high-speed dash into the North Atlantic.
FEATURES:
* Brand: DML ( Dragon Models Ltd. )
* Title: USS Dallas vs Soviet Alfa Class DML
*Number: 1005
* Scale: 1/350
* Type: Full kit
* Released: 1990 New box
* Packaging: Rigid box (Top opener)
* Contents: (2) Kits 1) Russian ALPHA Class SSN 2) USS Dallas SSN-700
* Box Art: Very eye catching
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