The USS Arleigh Burke (DDG-51), named for Admiral Arleigh Albert Burke, USN (1901-1996), is the lead ship of Arleigh Burke-class guided missile destroyers. She was laid down by the Bath Iron Works company in Bath, Maine, on December 6, 1988, and launched on September 16, 1989 by Mrs. Arleigh Burke. The Admiral himself was present at her commissioning ceremony on July 4, 1991, held on the waterfront in downtown Norfolk, Virginia.
Please see the paint guide below for Trumpeter’s suggested colors.
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Product Details:
Scale: 1/350
Parts: 397
Length: 17.3”
Height: 6.1”
Beam: 2.6”
- Requires paint and glue for assembly
- Illustrated instructions and paint profile
- 8 sprues
- Build full hull or waterline version
- Clear parts
- Photo-etched parts
- Decals
- Includes display stand and nameplate
- Detailed weapons and launchers
- Slide-molded lower hull and sponsons
- Includes SH-60B aircraft
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Paint Guide:
Gloss Black
Gold Leaf
Hull Red
Flat Black
Flat White
Sky Grey
Gunship Grey
Clear Orange
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