The England was one of 149 turbo-electric (TE) series destroyer escorts commissioned between April 1943 and March 1944. It’s named after Ensign John Charles England who was killed onboard the Oklahoma (BB-37) during the December 1941 attack on Pearl Harbor. She was commissioned in December 1943 and arrived at Espiritu Santo in March 1944, from where she was engaged in escort duties. Between May 19-31,1944, England, in company with George (DE-697), Raby (DE-698), and Spangler (DE-696), stalked and sank six Japanese submarines, with MK10 “Hedgehog” Projector and Depth charges. Following the successes against the six submarines, England continued to operate as a convoy escort and was involved with operations against Leyte, Iwo Jima, and Okinawa. At the end of the war, England was decommissioned in October 1945.
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Product Details:
Scale: 1/350
Skill Level: 3
Length: 10.5”
Width: 1.3”
Parts: 177
- Painting and assembly required
- Build waterline or full hull version
- 9 sprues
- One-piece deck
- Photo-etched parts
- One-piece waterline plate
- Fully detailed one-piece upper and lower hulls
- Accurate weaponry includes 20mm gun
- Onboard lifeboats
- Decals for 1943 Measure 21 and 1945 Measure 22
- Display stand and nameplate
- Illustrated instructions and paint guide
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Paint Guide:
Gold
Flat Black
Cocoa Brown
Navy Blue
Deck Blue
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