Aoshima 1/150 USS Susquehanna Sailing Flagship Kit

The USS Susquehanna, a sidewheel steam frigate, was the first ship of the United States Navy to be named for the Susquehanna River, which rises in Lake Otsego in central New York and flows across Pennsylvania and the northeast corner of Maryland emptying into the Chesapeake Bay. Construction started: 1847 Beam: 45′ Launched: April 5, 1850 Length: 257′ Armament: 2 × 150-pounder Parrott rifles 12 × 9 in (230 mm) Dahlgren smoothbore guns 1 × one 12-pounder rifle Speed: 10 knots (19 km/h; 12 mph) A 1/150 model of Commodore Perry's flagship, known as the "black ship" to the Japanese on account of its hull color. This is the ship Commodore Perry arrived in Tokyo Bay aboard in 1853 and 1854 during the missions to open Japan to the West. This is a reissue of a kit that was previously available from Imai Hobby (Aoshima purchased the firm's assets after its 2002 bankruptcy). This is an older kit, but the detail isn't bad, and with a good paint job, you'll have a very nice d