Trumpeter 04523 USS Arleigh Burke DDG-51

Trumpeter 04523 USS Arleigh Burke DDG-51

Model:  The USS Arleigh Burke (DDG-51), named for Admiral Arleigh Albert Burke, USN (1901-1996), is the lead ship of Arleigh Burke-class guided missile destroyers. She was laid down by the Bath Iron Works company at Bath, Maine, on 6 December 1988, and launched on 16 September 1989 by Mrs. Arleigh Burke. The Admiral himself was present at her commissioning ceremony on 4 July 1991, held on the waterfront in downtown Norfolk, Virginia. Displacement: 8,885 tons Length: 154 m Beam: 20 m Propulsion: 4 × LM2500-30 gas turbines, 2 shafts, 100,000 hp Speed: 30+ knots Armament: 1 × 29 cell, 1 × 61 cell Mk 41 vertical launch systems with 90 × RIM-66 SM-2, BGM-109 Tomahawk or RUM-139 VL-Asroc missiles 1 × Mark 45 127/54 mm；2 × 25 mm chain gun；4 ×12.7 mm guns；2 × 20 mm Phalanx CIWS 2 × Mk 32 triple torpedo tubes Aircraft carried: 1 SH-60 Sea Hawk helicopter can be embarked.

Features:

• Lower hull made from three-directional slide molds.
• Sponsons are represented on lower hull by slide-mold technology.
• Separate sonar due

Specs:

Item No	04523
Item Name	USS Arleigh Burke DDG-51
Bar Code	9580208045238
Scale	1:200
Item Type	Plastic Model Warship Kit
Model Brief	Length: 439.5mm   Beam: 65mm
Total Parts	397
Metal Parts	n/a
Photo Etched Parts	1 pc
Film Parts	n/a
Resin Parts	n/a
Total Sprues	8 sprues plus the upper hull, lower hull, waterline plate, main deck
Released Date	2009-02