Billings Boats 1/50 Hoga Model Ship Kit**

This is a Billings Boats 1/50 Hoga Model Ship Kit

This tug boat was approved by the American Navy on the 22nd May, 1941 and named "YT146 HOGA". It was then posted at 14th Navy Station at Pearl Harbour. Only after 6 months in service, the HOGA was put on a far greater test than was ever expected, when Pearl Harbour was attacked on December 7, 1941. The HOGA fought without break for 48 hours to extinguish fires, tugging bombed warships and resuing sailors. Today, the HOGA is the only existing vessel after the Japanese attack.

Features

Lasercut Wooden Boat Kit
Ideal kit for Beginners who have built a model ship before
Parts in Wood, Brass and Aluminium
Wooden Hull
Illustrated Step by Step Instructions and Plans
Designed in Demark

Safety Notice: Warning! This product is not suitable for children under 36 months, it contains small parts with sharp edges which can present a choking hazard.

Specs

Series: Advanced Beginner
Height: 51.50
Length: 63.50
Width: 11.00
Scale: 1:75

Advanced Beginner

These models are suited to modellers who have tried to building model ships before, even plastic model ships. These models also feature simple construction and easy assembly; however they will introduce the modeler to a number of challenges along the way.

About Billing Boats

Billings Boats have been in business since the early ‘50’s. The company was started by Mr Ejnar (Ed) Billing, a former WWII RAF pilot, working as an Architect in the town of Esbjerg in Demark. Ejnar Billing developed boat kits that were constructed in the same way that you would build a real ship. And the “plank on frame” concept, pioneered by Billing, is now used by all model boat manufacturers around the world today. Over time ABS plastic hulls were introduced to the range for modelers who wished to use their models with Radio Control (R/C).

Today the Billing Boat company is known as the first and finest manufacturer of model boats, producing some of the finest model boats in the world, using the latest technology and Danish craftsmanship and know how.

Model: BB708
Shipping Weight: 3.5 kgs
Manufactured by: Billings Boats

Hoga was a United States Navy Woban-class district harbor tug named after the Sioux Indian word for “fish.” After World War II, the tug was known as Port of Oakland and then City of Oakland when she was a fireboat in that city.

Authorized on 18 June 1940, she was built by the Consolidated Shipbuilding Corporation in Morris Heights, New York. Her keel was laid on 25 July 1940. Launched on 31 December 1940, she was christened Hoga(YT-146). Placed in service at Norfolk, Virginia on 22 May 1941, Hoga was assigned to the 14th Naval District at Pearl Harbor. She made the trip there by way of the Panama Canal, San Diego, and San Pedro.[3] At Pearl Harbor, she was berthed at the Yard Craft Dock and worked moving cargo lighters and assisting ships in and out of berths. Like other YTs, she carried firefighting equipment.

After only six months in service, the HOGA was put to a far greater test than had been expected, when Pearl Harbor was attacked on 7 December 1941. The HOGA fought without break for 48 hours, extinguishing fires, tugging bombed warships and rescuing seamen. Today the HOGA is the only vessel still in existence from the time of the Japanese attack.

Kit Contents: Plan with detailed building instructions German, English, French, Danish, Italian and Dutch, laser cut wood hull, decks from wood, plastic and wooden parts to finish the model, stern tubes with propellers. All fittings included (e.g. position lights, anchors, life-belt, etc.)