USS Brooke (DEG-1) Guided Missile Destroyer Escort 1/311 Scale Model Kit

1:311 Scale. The Guided missile escort ship Brooke was designed to protect amphibious forces, patrol coastal waters, and defend military convoys from hostile submarines. She was the first of a new class of escort ships at the time having an anti-air capability provided by Tartar guided missiles. She carried ASROC anti-sub rockets, anti-sub torpedoes and a 5 inch gun. Equipped with sonar, she was also host to a Seasprite anti-submarine helicopter. The Brooke was 414.5 feet long and had a maximum width of 44 feet. She had a full load displacement of over 34,026 tons and a draft of 24 feet. This realistic scale model is 16 inches long.