1/350 USS Haraden DD-585 (Trumpeter)
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by Martin Quinn |
1/350 USS Haraden DD-585 (Trumpeter)
A Fletcher-class destroyer, USS Haraden was the second of two US Navy destroyers named after Revolutionary War Privateer Jonathan Haraden. She was originally laid down at the Boston Navy Yard on November 9, 1942, March 19, 1943 and commissioned September 16, 1943.She mainly saw action in the Pacific, screening both carriers and battleships, while also participating in fire support duties during various landings. Surviving a near miss off Saipan in June, 1944, she was hit by a kamikaze while operating in the Sulu Sea in December, 1944, suffering serious damage and 16 dead. Repaired stateside, she returned to the Pacific by July, 1945, conducting training. When the war ended, she participated in operations up and down the Chinese and Korean coasts. She returned to the states in January, 1946, being placed in reserve in July of that same year. She was never to be reactivate, and was stricken in November, 1972 and sunk as a target in November 1973.
The base model is the Trumpeter 1/350 USS Sullivans. The bridge was replaced with ModelMonkey’s 3D printed Square Bridge and forward superstructure. I also used the L’Arsenal Sullivan upgrade set. This includes the 5 inch gun mounts, Mk 37 director, 20 and 40mm AA guns as well as a complete photo-etch set.
The mast was made from brass. Antennas were from some old Tom’s Modelworks USN destroyer photo-etch sets, the platforms were made from plastic card, as, surprisingly, the L’Arsenal set did not include them, nor the small FC radar, which is made from scrap brass sheet. The depth charges in the stern racks were made from plastic rod cut to size.
Painted with Sovereign Models Colorcoats, decals on the hull are from an old Yankee Modelworks decal set. Rigging is a combination of Caenis fishing line, Infini superfine and Uschi’s fine line.
