1/700 RESIN KIT OF - USS DETROIT, CL - 8, 1944/45 By CORSAIR ARMADA
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THIS IS A 1/700 SCALE RESIN KIT OF THE FAMOUS USS DETROIT CL-8 BY CORSAIR ARMADA PRODUCTIONS.USS Detroit (CL-8) was an Omaha-class light cruiser, originally classified as a scout cruiser, of the United States Navy. She was the fourth Navy ship named for the city of Detroit, Michigan. She spent her first eight years as part of the Scouting Fleet either in the Atlantic or Mediterranean. Her first duty was to assist in the USAAS's first aerial circumnavigation of the world in 1924 and tra...nsported the United States Secretary of State Frank B. Kellogg, in 1927, from Ireland to France for the negotiations that led to the signing of the Kellogg-Briand Pact. In 1931 she joined the Battle Force, where her home port was San Diego until moving to Pearl Harbor in 1941. Detroit was moored next to her sister Raleigh when the Japanese attacked on the morning of 7 December 1941. She survived the WW2 and earned 6 Battle Stars for her service.this kit comes with a great set of instructions in ENGLISH and line drawings and close ups of the bridge to aid in part placement .READ THEM CAREFULLY , THE 6 INCH CASEMENT GUNS MUST BE IN PLACE BEFORE YOU ATTEMPT THE FORWARD BRIDGE CONSTRUCTION.
