USS CARAVAN (AM 157)
History
USS Caravan was launched 27 October 1942 by Willamette Iron and Steel Corp., Portland, Oreg., and commissioned 21 January 1944. The minesweeper operated in the Pacific on patrol and convoy escort. 16 August 1945 she was decommissioned and transferred to the Soviet Union under lend-lease. She remained in the Russian Navy and was scrapped in 1956.
Specifications: displacement 900 tons full load, length 56,3 m, beam 10,1 m, speed 15 knots, crew 104, armament 1x 7,6 cm bow gun, 4x 4 cm Bofors (2x2), 6x 2 cm Oerlikon, depth charges.
Model
The Models are free downloads (pdf) available from Digital Navy on their website. The fit of the models is very good, and they were great fun to build.
USS Caravan was launched 27 October 1942 by Willamette Iron and Steel Corp., Portland, Oreg., and commissioned 21 January 1944. The minesweeper operated in the Pacific on patrol and convoy escort. 16 August 1945 she was decommissioned and transferred to the Soviet Union under lend-lease. She remained in the Russian Navy and was scrapped in 1956.
Specifications: displacement 900 tons full load, length 56,3 m, beam 10,1 m, speed 15 knots, crew 104, armament 1x 7,6 cm bow gun, 4x 4 cm Bofors (2x2), 6x 2 cm Oerlikon, depth charges.
Model
The Models are free downloads (pdf) available from Digital Navy on their website. The fit of the models is very good, and they were great fun to build.
