1/700 70006 LArsenal T-47B Class Destroyer French Navy Surcouf (D621) Kersaint (D622) Cassard (D623) Bouvet (D624) Dupetit-Thouars (D625) Chevalier Paul (D626) Maille-Breze (D627) Vauquelin (D628) D'Estrées (D629) Du Chayla (D630) Casabianca (D631) Guepratte (D632)
Multimedia Model Kit, Box Condition: VG
Very rare. This waterline model features high-definition resin cast hull & details, numerous brass PE details & railings and even decals with hull numbers for all ships of the class (listed in the title). Never started. The parts are still in the internal factory sealed bags and includes instructions. The T 47 class or Surcouf Class were the first destroyers built for the French Navy after the Second World War. Twelve ships were built between 1955 and 1957. The ships were modernised in the 1960s and decommissioned in the 1980s, when they were replaced by the Cassard and Georges Leygues-class frigates. The class was authorised in 1949 and were designed as aircraft carrier escort vessels. Three were modified to become flagships, four became anti-air guided missile destroyers and five became anti-submarine destroyers. One member of the class survives, Maillé-Brézé as a museum ship at Nantes.
$58.00