Huron served Canada honorably during the latter part of the Second World War. Commissioned in July 1943 at Newcastle-on-Tyne, she was assigned, like Haida, to the 3rd Destroyer Flotilla of the British Home Fleet. As part of Operation Holder, she made a trip in October 1943 to Murmansk with technical personnel and special naval stores. For the rest of the year, Huron escorted convoys to and from North Russia. In February 1944, after one more trip to Murmansk, she joined the 10th Flotilla for pre-invasion duties, spending the next seven months in the Channel. On April 25-26, 1944, Huron was involved in a scrap with German Elbing class destroyers in the English Channel. After the action, she and Ashanti collided, resulting in damage to Huron's port hull and the main bulkhead between #1 and #2 boiler rooms. Huron managed to return safely to Plymouth and repairs were completed on May 7, just in time for D-Day operations. Huron arrived in Nova Scotia for a refit on August 13, 1944. It was completed and her sea trials were over by November 20. She arrived at Cardiff for new radar and target indication equipment. During February and March 1945 she was assigned to escort duties in the Western Approaches. In April, Huron, Haida and Iroquois escorted their last convoy to Russia. After sharing in the liberation of Scandinavia, all three returned to Halifax in preparation for service in the Pacific. Their refits were suspended in August and Huron was placed in reserve.
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Product Details:
Scale: 1/700
Skill Level: 2
Length: 6.5”
Beam: 0.7”
Parts: 92
- Painting and assembly required
- 5 sprues
- Build waterline or full hull version
- One-piece hulls, deck and waterline plate
- Includes display stand and nameplate
- One decal sheet
- Illustrated instructions and paint guide
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Paint Guide:
Gold
Cocoa Brown
Flat Black
Medium Grey
Navy Blue
Field Grey
Deck Blue
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