S3 - Flower Class Corvette

Escort ships of the Flower Class were derived from the collaboration of the Admiralty britannico e the Smiths Dock Company, which in 1938 had a successful design for a commercial whaler called the Southern Pride. The main feature of this original design was that in accordance con merchant shipping practice it could easily be built in many small dockyards britannici ed its basic engines could be handled by civilian dockyards. Sixty Flower Class corvettes had been ordered before war broke out e by the end of 1940 a total of 141 of the original design had been ordered. The first vessel (launched on 24.01.1940) was completed in 5 months, the subsequent ones at a rate of one every 23 days. Once it had been decided that corvettes were no longer to be used as coastal escort ships, but on high seas, some modifications had to be made.

Modellini Disponibili

• H.M.S. Bluebell (K 80), 1:72 Revell 05179
• H.M.C.S. Snowberry (K 166), 1:72 Revell 05161
• U.S.S. Saucy (PG-65), 1:72 Revell 05079
• 1:600 SKYTREX CF30

Caratteristiche Tecniche

• Displacement: 940 t
• Power Plant: 4-cylinder triple-expansion/Scotch boiler
• Capacity: 2,750 WPS
• Velocità: 16 kn
• Autonomia: 4000 miles at 12 kts
• Armamentoo:
  • 4" SL gun
  • 2 pdr pom-pom gun
  • Radar
  • Due cannone contraerei da 20 mm Oerlikon
  • Due mitragliatrici leggeri contraerei da .303 Lewis
  • Anti-submarine depth charges
  • Hedgehog anti-submarine weapon (late 1941)
  • Modern electronics (1943)
• Equipaggio: 47 men
• Produzione: 265 units

Giocatori di wargame will find the 1:72 scale Flower Class Corvette suitable for commando raids e small landings. These vessels served under crews britannici, Canadian, ed American throughout the war.

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Soldatini Britannici della Seconda Guerra Mondiale

– Pubblicato: 12.03.2000 – Aggiornato: 17.07.2000
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