TRP05731 - Trumpeter 1/700 USS The Sullivans DD-537 - WWHP111511

TRP05731 - Trumpeter 1/700 USS The Sullivans DD-537 - WWHP111511

Preowned, Resealed, Mint

USS The Sullivans (DD-537) was named to honour the five Sullivan brothers of Waterloo, Iowa, who were lost together when light cruiser USS Juneau was sunk at Guadalcanal on November 13, 1942. Originally designated Putnam, the ship was renamed in their memory before commissioning on September 30, 1943. She served throughout the Pacific — plane guard for fast carriers, shore bombardment, and anti-kamikaze picket duty off Okinawa — earning nine battle stars in WWII and two in Korea. She is preserved as a museum ship in Buffalo, New York.

Box Contents:

• 7 plastic sprues (121 parts — superstructure, armament, fittings)
• Lower hull
• Upper hull
• Decks
• Waterline plate
• Display stand
• Waterslide decal sheet
• Assembly and painting instruction sheet

Armament: Mk.30 Mod 30 5"/38 main gun mounts, Mk.37 fire control director, 40mm twin and quad AA guns, depth charge racks, torpedo tubes.