US Navy Gato Submarine 1:150 Scale

US Navy Gato Submarine 1:150 Scale This high quality replica is handcrafted from mahogany and comes with a wooden stand. Length is 19 1/2" and beam is 1 3/4" Oversize charges will apply for expedited shipping on this model. Scale 1:150 The United States Navy Gato class submarine formed the core of the submarine service that was largely responsible for the destruction of the Japanese merchant marine and a large portion of the Imperial Japanese Navy in World War II. Named after the first vessel of this design, USS Gato, the Gato class and its successors, the Balao and Tench classes, formed the majority of the United States Navy's WWII submarine fleet.[4] Gato's name comes from a species of small catshark. Like most other U.S. Navy submarines of the period, the Gato class were given the names of marine creatures.