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USS CAVALLA

SS-244 Submarine

USS Cavalla was "The Luckiest Ship in the Submarine Service", according the Historic Naval Ships Association, because of her outstanding performance during her service in World War II. 
 

She amazingly sank 34,180 tons of Japanese shipping. Her greatest sinking, during six war patrols, was the aircraft carrier Shokaku that had participated in the attack on Pearl Harbor. 

On her maiden patrol Cavalla, en route to her station in the eastern Philippines, made contact with a large Japanese task force on 17 June. Cavalla tracked the force for several hours, relaying information which contributed to the United States victory in the Battle of the Philippine Sea. On 19 June she caught the carrier Shōkaku and and quickly fired a spread of six torpedoes, with three hits. Shōkaku sank at 11°50′N 137°57′E.  The feat earned her a Presidential Unit Citation.
Recognized for the  extraordinary services, she was invited to be present in Tokyo Bay in September 1945 for the surrender signing aboard USS Missouri.

On 25 November 1944, during her third patrol, USS Cavalla SS-244 encountered two Japanese destroyers. She made a surface attack which destroyed the Shimotsuki at 02°21′N 107°20′E. The companion destroyer began depth charging while Cavalla evaded. Later in the same patrol, 5 January 1945, Cavalla made a night surface attack on an enemy convoy, and sank two converted net tenders at 05°00′S 112°20′E.

Submarines play a significant role in limiting enemy naval operations. During World War II, U.S. Navy submarines made up only two percent of the ocean-going fleet but were responsible for sinking more than 30 percent of the Japanese Navy vessels. Perhaps most impressively, eight of those ships were aircraft carriers. The American submarine success rate in the Pacific during the war resulted in the loss of nearly five million tons of Japanese merchant marine shipping.

This primarily wood Cavalla SS-244  submarine model has a superior hollow hull construction.

52" long x 13" tall x 5" wide
$4,750 A wooden base is included. Shipping and insurance in the contiguous USA included. Other countries: $400 flat rate.

Model is built per commission only. We require only a small deposit to start the process $900 The remaining balance won't be due until the model is completed, in less than 6 months.  

Learn more about the USS Cavalla submarine here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_Cavalla_(SS-244)