by David Tagg
Member 08-Apr-1988 to 20-May-2010
Build Type: Kit→ Wilhelmshaven
Country: Germany
Era: 1945-
Length Range: 400-800 feet (122-244m)
Model Material: Paper
Model Type: Static
Propulsion Type:
- Fuel→ Diesel/Fuel Oil
- Impeller→ Propeller
- Engine→ Steam Turbine
Scale:
- 1:250
- 1:43.5
Subject Type: Vessel→ Naval and Privateer→ Steel Navy→ Destroyer
About the Model
Three days after the terrorist attacks on 11 September, the crew of Lütjens manned the rails, and as they approached the destroyers USS Winston S. Churchill and USS Gonzalez, they displayed an American flag and a banner reading “We Stand By You.”
