Tag Archives: destroyer

German Z-26 Destroyer

Posted on August 12, 2014 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

New naval kit in 1/350th-scale from Dragon Models: No. 1064: German Z-26 Destroyer. The German Zerstörer 1936A-class destroyers were referred to as Narvik class by the Allies.  

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Destroyer Z-17 “Diether Von Roeder”

Posted on July 30, 2013 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

New German WWII destroyer kit in 1/350th-scale from Zvezda: No. 9043: Zvezda 1/350 German WWII Destroyer Z-17 “Diether Von Roeder”.  

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Under Two Flags: The USS Stewart

Posted on December 8, 2012 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

UNDER TWO FLAGS: THE STEWART She served the U.S. Navy for 21 years–only to be captured by the Japanese and used against us in World War II. She started around the world in 1921–and completed the circuit only last month. … Continue reading →

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Two PTs Battle Two German DDs

Posted on June 27, 2012 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

U.S. PT boat action in the Mediterranean from the Bureau of Naval Personnel Information Bulletin, (“All Hands Magazine”), July 1944. Two PTs Battle Two German DDs Two U.S. PT boats took on two German destroyers recently in the Mediterranean, lured … Continue reading →

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Arrangement of Guns on Naval Vessels

Posted on October 18, 2010 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

Illustation of the typical arrangement of guns on a WWII battleship, cruiser, and destroyer from Naval Ordnance and Gunnery, NAVPERS 16116, Bureau of Naval Personnel, Training Division, May, 1944:  

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