HMS Zulu was a tribal-class British destroyer, built in Glasgow by A. Stephens & Sons. Her keel was laid down on Aug 10th, 1936 and launched on September 23rd, 1937. She was launched with boilers and funnels in place, and this gave her the reputation of a lucky ship. Commissioned on September 7, 1938. Just after she was completed, HMS Zulu moved to the Mediterranean and was based in Malta. When she returned home in 1941, she took part in the hunt for the German battleship Bismarck. And in June 1941, Zulu sailed for Falmouth, England, to begin her refit. Her after funnel was cut down and her mainmast was fitted with a high-frequency direction finding (Huff-Duff or HF/DF) outfit. Two, single 2-pound guns were mounted on the bridge wings. Radar was installed and the depth charge throwers were relocated. The refit was completed by July. Then she moved back to the Mediterranean, where she performed strike attacks against Italian convoys and later took part in the attack against the Italian base in Tobruk (Libya). Here, HMS Zulu's luck turned. On September 14, 1942, she suffered some damages from the Italian coastal batteries on Tobruk coast. And just a few hours later, she was bombed by an Italian aircraft, The bomb exploded in the boiler room, and HMS Zulu couldn't move any more. HMS Croome took off the majority of HMS Zulu's crew, and HMS Hursley took her in tow. But the British destroyer was sinking: just a hundred miles from Alexandria, she was bombed by an enemy aircraft. HMS Zulu suddenly rolled to starboard and sank. 12 men of the crew died, and 27 more were missing.
- Scale: 1/350
- Item Type: Static Kit
- Model Brief Length: 328.3mm, Beam:15.9 mm
- Total Parts: 250+
- Photo Etched Parts: 1 piece
- Total Sprues: 7 sprues and hul
- Released Date: 2014-08
- More Features:
- The kit contains over 250 parts, includes a piece of photo etched parts
- The hull made from two-directional slide molds
- Contains display stand