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Following the
recent release of the British Battle Cruiser Repulse, Tamiya now adds the
Royal Australian Navy destroyer HMAS Vampire to the Waterline Series. This
ship was with the Repulse and Prince of Wales when they were sunk at the
Battle of Malaya
About the HMAS Vampire
Designed and built
in Britain during WWI, the Vampire first served with the British Royal Navy
before being transferred to the Royal Australian Navy in 1933. After serving
in the Mediterranean,she joined the British Navy's Force Z at Singapore, and
together with the Prince of Wales,Repulse, and 3 other destroyers, sortied
on December 8, 1941. The ships were spotted, and in the ensuing attack by
Japanese planes both the Prince of Wales and Repulse were sunk, with the
destroyers left to rescue survivors. After this incident, the HMAS Vampire
continued to operate in the Indian Ocean until April 9, 1942, when she was
sunk off Ceylon along with the aircraft carrier HMS Hermes by Japanese
carrier planes.
About the Model
- Compact 1/700 scale assembly model kit
of the HMAS Vampire.
- Features polycaps for all main gun
positions and torpedo launchers to allow free rotation for dynamic
display possibilities.
- Includes high-quality decals for ship
markings as well as a flag sheet.
- Recreate Force Z by displaying the
Vampire together with ITEM 31615 British Battleship Prince of Wales
Battle of Malaya, ITEM 31617 British Battle Cruiser Repulse, and ITEM
31909 British E Class Destroyer.
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