Product Highlights
The USS Melvin (DD-680) "Blue Devil" 1/125 Kit by Lindberg is a 1:125 scale plastic model kit of USS Melvin, a Fletcher-class destroyer commissioned by the U.S. Navy in November 1943.
Features
- Builds into a large centerpiece replica measuring approximately 36" long
- Hull can float, allowing later modification for radio control
- Rotating parts, including gun turrets, radar screen and torpedo tubes
- Paper flags and pennants
- Moving propellers and rudders
- Authentic markings and a nameplate display stand
- Assembly required, skill level 3
About USS Melvin
A Fletcher-class destroyer nicknamed "Blue Devil," USS Melvin was laid down in July 1943 and sailed for the Pacific in February 1944, taking part in antisubmarine patrols, the Battle of Surigao Strait in October 1944, and air-cover operations during the Iwo Jima campaign in early 1945. Recommissioned in 1951, she served with the Atlantic Fleet to help free up destroyers for the Korean War effort before her final decommissioning in 1954 and sale for scrap in 1975.
