1:2400 Hr.Ms. Queen Wilhelmina/ USN Subchaser (PC-461 class)

Hr.Ms. Queen Wilhelmina was a personal gift from President Roosevelt to the Netherlands. Both the ship and the name of the ships are different from normal Dutch Navy ships, the name was proposed by President Roosevelt.

Original the PC-468, the ship was offered to the Dutch in 1942 and performed patrol duties in the Caribbean area as part of the Dutch navy. Although she never participated in spectacular navy actions, she did perform important convoy duties and survived WW2. She was gifted to Nigeria in 1965, renamed to NNS Ogoja and participated in actions against rebels during the Nigerian civil-war (1967 - 1970). In October 1969 she sunk in the Nigeriana coastal waters, cause unknown.

Armament;

One 7,6cm Mk22 Canon, one 40mm Bofor, 5 x 20mm Oerlikon, 2 x 4 Mousetrap rocket projectors, 2 depth-charge-racks and two depth-charge-launchers.

The model can also be used as an USN Subchaser (PC-461 class). The tpe of ships has been used by many other navies.
 
The printed example is in 1:1000th scale. NOTE: The base is not included
 
This model is printed under license from Allan's Corner.