RAG05147 - Revell - 1/72 PT-109 (Discontinued) - WWHP113549

RAG05147 - Revell - 1/72 PT-109 (Discontinued) - WWHP113549

Preowned, Resealed, Mint

PT-109 was an Elco 80-foot patrol torpedo boat of Motor Torpedo Boat Squadron 2, driven by three Packard V-12s and armed with torpedoes, machine guns and a 37 mm gun lashed to the foredeck. On the night of 2 August 1943 she was cut in half in Blackett Strait by the Japanese destroyer Amagiri, and her skipper, Lieutenant junior grade John F. Kennedy, led the surviving crew on a long swim to a nearby island and eventual rescue. All-new Revell tooling, now discontinued.

Box contents:

• 146 parts on grey sprues, plus clear parts
• Two-part hull with separate deck and detailed cabin interiors
• Four torpedo tubes, machine gun mounts and the M3 37 mm gun for the foredeck
• Three shafts, propellers and rudders
• Display stand
• Waterslide decals for two schemes: PT-109 under Kennedy in the South Pacific, 2 August 1943, and PT-109 at Tulagi, Solomon Islands, 1942 to 1943
• Illustrated instruction sheet with painting and marking guide