AFV CLUB 73509 USS GATO SS-212(FIRST IN CLASS OF 73 BOATS) SUBMARINE 1/350 SCALE
DESCRIPTION:
USS Gato (SS-212) was the lead ship of her class of submarine in the United States Navy. She was the first Navy ship named for the common name used for a number of species of catshark. She was commissioned only days after the declaration of war and made thirteen combat patrols during World War II. She survived the war and spent the post-war period as a training ship before being sold for scrapping in 1960.
Construction and commissioning
Gato′s keel was laid down 5 October 1940 by the Electric Boat Company of Groton, Connecticut. She was launched 21 August 1941, sponsored by Mrs. Louise Ingersoll, wife of Admiral Royal E. Ingersoll, and commissioned 31 December 1941.
FEATURES:
* Brand: AFV Club
* Title: USS Gato Class Submarine 1941
* Number: AF73509
* Scale: 1/350
* Type: Full kit
* Released: 2010 New tool
* Topic: Submarine Gato-class » Submarines (Ships)
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