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Deutsches U-Boot Type IX C (U505) PLATINUM EDITION
Item Number:
REV5180
REV5180
Manufacturer
Revell
Revell
Scale:
1:72
1:72
The 194 Type IX submarines commissioned by the German Kriegsmarine were designed for oceanic operations.
Type IX C submarines could operate at depths of up to 250 meters and had a range of 13,450 nautical miles.
The crew consisted of four officers and 44 enlisted men.
U-505 was laid down on June 12, 1940, at the Deutsche Werft shipyard in Hamburg and commissioned on August 26, 1941, by Lieutenant Commander Loewe.
As a front-line submarine of the 2nd U-boat Flotilla in Lorient, it achieved eight sinkings off West Africa and in the Caribbean by the end of 1942.
In the spring of 1943, U-505 was refitted with Conning Tower III, which included a large conning tower.
The upper platform was equipped with two 2 cm twin anti-aircraft guns.
The 3.7 cm anti-aircraft gun was moved from the aft deck to the lower platform. The 10.5 cm anti-ship gun was removed.
However, increasing Allied air surveillance and the deployment of anti-submarine warfare squadrons with escort carriers led to the capture of U-505 by the US Navy off the coast of West Africa on June 4, 1944.
As the only restored Type IX C submarine, it has been on display at the Museum of Science and Industry in Chicago since 2005.
PLATINUM EDITION plastic model kit
unbuilt / unpainted
Paint and glue not included
Type IX C submarines could operate at depths of up to 250 meters and had a range of 13,450 nautical miles.
The crew consisted of four officers and 44 enlisted men.
U-505 was laid down on June 12, 1940, at the Deutsche Werft shipyard in Hamburg and commissioned on August 26, 1941, by Lieutenant Commander Loewe.
As a front-line submarine of the 2nd U-boat Flotilla in Lorient, it achieved eight sinkings off West Africa and in the Caribbean by the end of 1942.
In the spring of 1943, U-505 was refitted with Conning Tower III, which included a large conning tower.
The upper platform was equipped with two 2 cm twin anti-aircraft guns.
The 3.7 cm anti-aircraft gun was moved from the aft deck to the lower platform. The 10.5 cm anti-ship gun was removed.
However, increasing Allied air surveillance and the deployment of anti-submarine warfare squadrons with escort carriers led to the capture of U-505 by the US Navy off the coast of West Africa on June 4, 1944.
As the only restored Type IX C submarine, it has been on display at the Museum of Science and Industry in Chicago since 2005.
PLATINUM EDITION plastic model kit
- Dimensions L x W x H (assembled): 1,063 x 95 x 225 mm
- 800 parts
- Includes photo-etched parts and metal tubing
- Self-adhesive wooden deck
- Late version with turret III (large conservatory)
- Highly detailed hull with rivet and weld seam texture
- Imitation of flood slots and flood valves
- True reproduction of deck details
- Forward and aft torpedo hatches can be displayed open or closed
- Movable rudder at the stern
- Detailed propellers
- Movable diving planes
- Retractable periscopes and antennas
- Detailed conning tower platforms
- Detailed upper conning tower sides with antennas, compass, and conning tower hatch
- Separate splash guard at the top of the conning tower
- Net deflectors and insulators
- Thread for antenna detailing
- Detailed 2 cm twin anti-aircraft guns & 3.7 cm Flak Gun
- Display Stand
- Type IX C submarine, U 505, 2nd U-boat Flotilla, Atlantic Ocean, March 16 – June 4, 1944
- Type IX C submarine, U 505, captured by the US Navy, Atlantic Ocean, June 4 – 20, 1944
unbuilt / unpainted
Paint and glue not included
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