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HMS ZINNIA (K-98) WW II EARLY FLOWER CLASS ROYAL NAVY CORVETTE#802 1/350 MIRAGE
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TOP QUALITY, RARE, UNASSEMBLED, 1/350 SCALE MODEL KIT OF THE WW II BRTISH EARLY FLOWER/GLADIOLUS-CLASS CORVETTE - HMS ZINNIA. SHE WAS BUILT AT SMITHS DOCK COMPANY, LAUNCHED ON 28 NOVEMBER 1940 AND COMMISSIONED ON 30 MARCH 1941. SHE PROTECTED CONVOYS IN THE NORTH AMERICA DURING WW II AS PART OF BATTLE OF ATLANTIC. ON 23 AUGUST 1941 WHILE ESCORTING CONVOY OG-71 SHE WAS HIT BY TORPEDO FORM GERMAN U-564 UBOOT, EXPLODED AND SANK WEST OF PORTUGAL. THIS VERY NICE KIT CONTAINS APPROXIMATELY 190 FINELY DETAILED GRAY PLASTIC PARTS WITH PERFECT SHAPE AND GEOMETRY, CLEAR ASSEMBLY INSTRUCTION WITH PAINTING GUIDE AND QUALITY DECALS FOR ROYAL NAVY MARKINGS. KIT FACTORY SEALED.
THE FLOWER/GLADIOLUS CLASS WAS A CLASS OF 267 CORVETTES USED DURING WW II, SPECIFICALLY WITH THE ALLIED NAVIES AS ANTI-SUBMARINE ESCORTS DURING THE BATTLE OF ATLANTIC. THE MAJORITY SERVED DURING WORLD WAR II WITH THE ROYAL NAVY AND CANADIAN NAVY. THE OTHER SERVED WITH U.S., FRENCH, NETHERLANDS, NORVEGIAN, INDIAN, GREEK AND NEW ZEALAND NAVY.
