Submarine Model – Submarine and Ship together – Russian Typhoon Class Submarine and USS Cole American Ship
smadmin | Aug 16, 2013 | Comments 0
A submarine and ship together in the same kit 1/700 Scale Russian Typhoon Class submarine and the USS Cole destroyer. The submarine kit in the box is a Typhoon-class vessel. This Project 941 or Akula type (Akula means “Shark” in Russian) is a Russian nuclear-powered ballistic missile submarine that first appeared in the 1980s. It carries 20 SS-N-20 missiles, each of which contain a maximum of ten nuclear warheads. The Typhoon is the largest sub ever built, with maximum displacement of 33,800 tons and a crew of 163.
The ship in the kit is the U.S.S. Cole is an Arleigh Burke-class Aegis-equipped guided missile destroyer. It was commissioned on 8 June 1996. The U.S.S. Cole (DDG-67), perhaps most infamously known as the vessel that was attacked and bombed by Islamic Al-Qaeda extremists while refueling in the Yemeni port of Aden on October 12, 2000. The suicide attack killed 17 sailors and wounded another 39. |
 
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