HMS SPIRAEA K-08 - WW II ROYAL NAVY CORVETTE ( W/PE PARTS)#350803 1/350 MIRAGE
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TOP QUALITY, RARE, UNASSEMBLED, 1/350 SCALE MODEL KIT OF THE WW II BRTISH FLOWER/GLADIOLUS-CLASS CORVETTE - HMS SPIRAEA. THIS VERY NICE KIT CONTAINS APPROXIMATELY 190 FINELY DETAILED GRAY PLASTIC PARTS WITH PERFECT SHAPE AND GEOMETRY, A FEW PHOTO-ETCHED BRASS PARTS (RELINGS, BARRIERS, LADDERS) 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.