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1:72 USS Skipjack Submarine SSN-585 with decals for all 6 subs |
Item: MOE1400
Dimensions: (H x W x L) 0.0 x 0.0 x 0.0 |
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USS Skipjack SSN-585 Nuclear Powered Fast Attack Submarine
-Skill level 3 -Highly detailed navigational & communications array featuring antennae, periscope and snorkel. -Includes hull numbers and ship names for all 6 Skipjack-class subs. -Photo-etched metal main sea water suctions and discharges. -Model is suitable for radio control conversion.
1:72-scale styrene kit features exacting detail, and includes over 50 precision-tooled parts, instructions for assembly and a complete set of decals including draft markings, hull numbers and ship names of all 6 Skipjack-class vessels. The completed kit measures 42 inches long, and includes display stands.
Radix Nova Tridentis, the motto of the SSN-585 USS Skipjack, means "Roots of the New Sea Power". When the Skipjack was completed in 1958, she truly epitomized that statement, ushering in an exciting new era of advanced U.S. Navy fast-attack submarines.
The Skipjack-class of submarine was developed specifically with the undersea environment in mind: sporting a design that took advantage of new scientific insights into underwater maneuverability, the Skipjack debuted as the fastest submarine of its time. The boat's teardrop-shaped hull design and single propellor allowed the Skipjack to travel underwater at very high speeds while maintaining maneuverability. The carefully engineered placement of the 23-foot sail with the forward dive planes mounted on it provided needed balance to the craft, further ensuring stability and precision steering. The efficient, streamlined shape of the submarine, driven with the latest thing in nuclear propulsion, the S5W plant, gave the Skipjack its record-breaking speed, and established its reputation as the "Maserati of the Seas" - fast, loud and sexy!
The innovations introduced in the Skipjack class informed the design and construction of every U.S. attack submarines for the next 30 years. Skipjack had an extensive career, participating in many naval maneuvers, training exercises and systems tests and evaluations, and remained active until April 1990, when she was decommissioned.
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