HMS Jupiter (F85) was a British destroyer, the keel of which was laid in September 1937, launched in October 1938, and entered service with the Royal Navy in the summer of 1939. The total length of the ship at the time of launching was 108.7 m, width 10.9 m, with a standard displacement - 1720 tons. In turn, the maximum speed was up to 36 knots. The ship's armament included 3 twin 120mm QF Mark XII cannons, 1 quadruple 40mm gun (the so-called pom-pom) and 2 quadruple 533mm torpedo tubes.
HMS Jupiter (F85) was one of the ships belonging to the J-Class, which, together with the K and N classes, was developed for the Royal Navy as a simplified continuation of the Tribal class, with a significant strengthening of the torpedo armament and the use of - for the second time first on British destroyers! - a system of two boiler rooms. Class J, K and N units have also been made smaller and their design generally simplified. However, thanks to the careful design, three series of successful ships were created with quite a significant modernization potential. HMS Jupiter (F85) at Yarro shipyard in Glasgow, entered service shortly before the outbreak of World War II. In April 1940, the unit took part in the Norwegian campaign, and in the last days of August of the same year, it participated in the mining of the surrounding waters, already occupied by the Germans, the Netherlands. Until the end of 1941, HMS Jupiter (F85) operated in the Atlantic and the Mediterranean basin, periodically being part of the so-called Team H operating out of Gibraltar. In November 1941, the destroyer set off for the Far East. In February 1942, it took part in the Battle of the Java Sea, during which it sank.
The HMS Jupiter, who fought fiercely with the Japanese Navy at the Battle of Subaraya, is now part of Aoshima's 1/700-scale Waterline series! This warship model is reproduced as she was seen in 1942, with careful attention paid to all its proportions, including those of the bridge and its various weapons. A general-purpose decal for J-class destroyers is also included.
This is an injection-plastic ship model kit.
Inlcudes
- Type 96 25mm triple machine gun
- 50-caliber 12.7cm twin gun (C type)
- Type 92 quadruple torpedo tube
- Type 94 depth charge projector
- Radar No. 13
- Radar No. 22
- Direction finder
- 70cm signal searchlight
- Quatrant davit
- 7m cutter
- 7m motorboat
- Anchor
