AMERICAN DESTROYER USS NOA (DD-343) APRIL 1940

Download Mirage Hobby PDF catalogueUSS Noa (DD-343) was an American destroyer from the interwar period and World War II. The keel for this unit was laid in 1918, and the launch took place in June 1919. The total length of the ship at the time of launching was 95.86 meters and a width of 9.35 meters. The displacement reached approx. 1,200 tons, and the maximum speed - at the time of launching - was approx. 35 knots. The armament at the time of the launch consisted of four 100 mm guns, a single 76 mm gun and 12 533 mm torpedo tubes. USS Noa was one of 156 Clemson-class destroyers. Units of this type were colloquially called four-pipe boats. They were developed on the basis of a slightly modernized design of the Wickes-class destroyers. From the very beginning, they were designed for mass production and the fastest and cheapest possible production. Belonging to this class In the interwar period, USS Noa made cruises, among others, in the Mediterranean Sea and Chinese waters. It was also used to develop tactics for the use of American aircraft carriers in 1929-1930. In the first weeks after the US accession to World War II, USS Noa spent on cruises on the home waters. In 1943, the unit was converted into a fast fleet carrier. It then operated in the South Pacific. USS Noa sank in a collision on September 12, 1944.