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Gato Class Submarine

The Gato-class of submarine was the state of the art in American design at the start of World War II. Using the previous Tambor-class submarine as the model standard, the Gatos incorporated improvements that increased their overall patrolling and combat abilities. Modifications to the diesel engines and batteries increased patrol duration over that of the Tambors, and internal alterations provided more amenities for the crew. The class is named after its lead ship, the USS Gato (SS-212). The Gato Class arguably formed the basis of the largest class of submarines ever built, counting the Balao & Tench Class, which weren't substantially different.

Some Famous Gato Class submarines
*Grunion (SS-216), Mannert L. Abele earned the Sub Force's first Navy Cross, when his boat vanished off Kiska in July 1942.
*Growler's (SS-215) skipper, Howard W. Gilmore, earned the Sub Force's first combat Medal of Honor for ordering his boat to dive after he was wounded 7 February 1943 by fire from provision ship Hayasaki and was unable to reach the hatch in time.
* Archer-Fish (Joe Enright) sank the largest aircraft carrier in combat, Shinano, 29 November 1944.
* Trigger(SS-237) became famous in Edward L. "Ned" Beach's book Submarine! (which was a kind of eulogy to her).
* Wahoo(SS-238), commanded by the Sub Force's most famous skipper, Dudley W. "Mush" Morton, was the first U.S. sub into the Sea of Japan. She was sunk exiting in 1943 after a second excursion.
* Harder(SS-257) was commanded by Samuel D. Dealey, the only submariner of the war (perhaps the only one ever) to sink five enemy destroyers, four in a single patrol.
* Flasher (SS-249) was the top-scoring U.S. boat of the war, with 100,231 tons officially credited to her by the Joint Army-Navy Assessment Committee JANAC. (Many believe the JANAC figures are very inaccurate as to numbers of ships sunk.)

 

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#195-894-7 US Gato Class Submarine kit
Dimensions: length: 52" scale:1/72 US$105.00 on Special US$90.95

#000-000-0 Gato Class Submarine acrylic paint set ($2.30 per color)

#000-000-0 Glue set 3 different glues including a glue for photo etched parts

Gold Medal Photo etched super detail sets in 1/350 scale



Metal Anchor Chain
PH4413 Blackened metal anchor chain for 1/72 scale US$3.95



#178-845-3 US Navy Hull Numbers
Shaded hull numbers, Unshaded hull numbers, Draft marks (water depth marks), "E" efficiancy markings in white and red, safety markings, etc. Scale:1/350 Price: US$9.95

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#104-909-1 US Battle ships in action Vol#1 US$8.65


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