British Destroyer E Class

At the Scene of Historic Battles In order to protect the vital shipping routes that spanned their vast empire, the British Navy built a large number of destroyers in the years leading up to WWII. The nine ships of the E Class, Exmouth, Echo, Eclipse, Electra, Encounter, Escapade, Escort, Esk, and Express were completed in 1934 and took part in many important naval battles throughout the war such as the hunt for the Bismark and the Battle of Java Sea. About the E Class ●Standard Displacement: 1,350 tons ●Length: 100.28m　●Greatest Width: 10.13m　●Speed: 36 knots　●Power: 36,000hp　 ●Armament: 12cm guns x4, quad-12.7mm machine gun mounts 2, quad-53.3cm torpedo tubes x2 About the Model High-quality 1/700 scale assembly kit of the British E Class destroyer. ★Hull sides accurately depict port holes. ★Features poly caps for all four 12cm main guns and both 53.3cm quadruple torpedo launchers to allow free rotation even after assembly. ★Markings included for all nine E Class ships. ★All new packaging features beautiful new box art.