{"id":5928990539944,"title":"Tamiya - 1\/700 US Navy DD445 Fletcher","handle":"tam31902","description":"\u003ch1\u003e1\/700 US Navy DD445 Fletcher\u003c\/h1\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eTamiya 31902\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eExcludes all \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/jixhobbies.co.za\/collections\/plastic-kit-model-glues\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003eglues\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/jixhobbies.co.za\/collections\/paints\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003epaints\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e and \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/jixhobbies.co.za\/collections\/tools-desk-top-storage\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003etools\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e necessary to assemble.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eOne of the most famous and successful destroyer classes ever built was the U.S. Navy's Fletcher class which appeared during the World War period. A total of 175 sister ships proved to be the largest number for a destroyer class in the U.S. Navy inventory during the era. They were completed in two and a half years, showing a stunning example of wartime mass production. Development of the Fletcher class vessels began in mid-October 1939 when the U.S. Navy General Board stated the initial characteristics and requirements for their new destroyers. The Navy needed larger and more versatile, multipurpose destroyers, to replace the then principal Benson\/Livermore type ships, which were the final development of the pre-war destroyer design restricted by the London Treaty.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","published_at":"2025-01-13T16:13:47+02:00","created_at":"2020-10-10T11:53:51+02:00","vendor":"Tamiya","type":"Scale Model Kits","tags":["Brand_Tamiya","Category_Ships","Scale_1\/700 Scale","Type_Military Ships"],"price":18995,"price_min":18995,"price_max":18995,"available":true,"price_varies":false,"compare_at_price":null,"compare_at_price_min":0,"compare_at_price_max":0,"compare_at_price_varies":false,"variants":[{"id":36641709392040,"title":"Default Title","option1":"Default Title","option2":null,"option3":null,"sku":"4950344999507","requires_shipping":true,"taxable":true,"featured_image":null,"available":true,"name":"Tamiya - 1\/700 US Navy DD445 Fletcher","public_title":null,"options":["Default Title"],"price":18995,"weight":0,"compare_at_price":null,"inventory_management":"shopify","barcode":null,"requires_selling_plan":false,"selling_plan_allocations":[]}],"images":["\/\/jixhobbies.co.za\/cdn\/shop\/files\/Tamiya-1_700USNavyDD445Fletcher.png?v=1692787794"],"featured_image":"\/\/jixhobbies.co.za\/cdn\/shop\/files\/Tamiya-1_700USNavyDD445Fletcher.png?v=1692787794","options":["Title"],"media":[{"alt":"Box art of the Tamiya - 1\/700 US Navy DD445 Fletcher","id":33387628757243,"position":1,"preview_image":{"aspect_ratio":1.75,"height":585,"width":1024,"src":"\/\/jixhobbies.co.za\/cdn\/shop\/files\/Tamiya-1_700USNavyDD445Fletcher.png?v=1692787794"},"aspect_ratio":1.75,"height":585,"media_type":"image","src":"\/\/jixhobbies.co.za\/cdn\/shop\/files\/Tamiya-1_700USNavyDD445Fletcher.png?v=1692787794","width":1024}],"requires_selling_plan":false,"selling_plan_groups":[],"content":"\u003ch1\u003e1\/700 US Navy DD445 Fletcher\u003c\/h1\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eTamiya 31902\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eExcludes all \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/jixhobbies.co.za\/collections\/plastic-kit-model-glues\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003eglues\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/jixhobbies.co.za\/collections\/paints\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003epaints\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e and \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/jixhobbies.co.za\/collections\/tools-desk-top-storage\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003etools\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e necessary to assemble.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eOne of the most famous and successful destroyer classes ever built was the U.S. Navy's Fletcher class which appeared during the World War period. A total of 175 sister ships proved to be the largest number for a destroyer class in the U.S. Navy inventory during the era. They were completed in two and a half years, showing a stunning example of wartime mass production. Development of the Fletcher class vessels began in mid-October 1939 when the U.S. Navy General Board stated the initial characteristics and requirements for their new destroyers. The Navy needed larger and more versatile, multipurpose destroyers, to replace the then principal Benson\/Livermore type ships, which were the final development of the pre-war destroyer design restricted by the London Treaty.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e"}