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USS NICHOLAS
USS Nicholas DD-449 was the most decorated Fletcher
class ships
of WWII. She earned 16 battle stars including two for
submarines sunk. She was also awarded one of the first
Presidential Unit Citations for action in the Solomon
Islands in 1943 and a Philippine Republic Presidential
Unit Citation Badge.
In August 1945, Admiral Halsey ordered that USS Nicholas
be present in Tokyo Bay for Japan’s surrender “because
of their valorous fight up the long road from the South
Pacific to the very end” and "Outstanding among the
destroyers of the Pacific Fleet..."
USS
Nicholas starred in the movie
Greyhound starring Tom Hanks in 2020.
We offer this primarily
wood model of the
Fletcher class destroyer USS Nicholas DD-449 in there sizes:
22.5" long
(1/200 scale), 31.5" long
(1/144 scale), 45" long
(1/100 scale.)
Please contact us for prices and lead time.
For other Fletcher class
ship, please click here:
USS Johnston,
and
here.
Learn more
about the Fletcher class destroyer here:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fletcher-class_destroyer
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