French Submarine Surcouf

The Surcouf (NN3) was a French submarine ordered to be built in December 1927, lauched 18 October 1929, and commissioned in May 1943. surcouf, named afther the French privateer Robert Surcouf was the largest submarine ever built, until being surpassed by the Japanese I-400. her short wartime carreer was marked with controversy and consipiracy theories. She was classified as an '' undersea cruiser '' by sources of her time. surcouf was designed as an '' underwater cruiser '' intended to seek and engage in surface combat. for reconnaissance, she carried a bEnson MB.411 observation float plane in a hangar built abaft of the conning tower, for combat, she was armed with eight 550mm and four 400mm torpedo tubes and twin 203mm/50 modéle 1924 guns in a presure-tight turret forward of the conning tower. By August 1940, the British completed Surcouf`s refit and turned her over to the Free French Navy (FNFL) for convoy patrol. The Surcouf was sunk on 18 February 1942. The Surcouf was rammed at night in the Caribbean by the freighter SS Thompson Lykes.       

Aantal onderdelen: 60+  

Afmetingen;

• Lang; 314 mm.
• Breed; 26 mm.

Features:

• 12 Photo etched parts
• Photho Etched parts for nameplate and handrail
• contains display stand
• Two MB.411 aircraft

Humbrol verf kleur nr.'s; 16 / 22 / 109 / 123 / 147 / 177.

Schaal 1:350

Hobby Boss 83522