When war broke out in 1939, new destroyer classes were cancelled and 12 additional 1936A vessels were ordered with slight modifications to speed construction and save materials. The 150 mm twin turrets were taken from planned, but never built, "O" class battlecruisers. It is frequently said that these were more like small light cruisers than large destroyers. In war service, the engines were more reliable than in earlier ships but at the end of the war, heavy corrosion was discovered.

Seven of this sub-class were built: one was sunk, another two were severely damaged and not repaired. The remaining four were war booty allocated to the Allies.

The kit can be built as either a waterline or full hull kit and for the latter a display stand is provided. In fact, you get two complete hulls; one of each, but you cannot build two ships from this kit. There is also a small photo etch fret, and while not as comprehensive as in the 1/350 kit, is still enough to give most of us fits. This version has a few differences from previous boxings in term of the superstructure, as few ships, even sister ships are identical. One thing I know that many ship modelers would like to see included would be etched rails, but we'll leave it to the aftermarket folks to supply that. The bits are really well detailed to Dragon's usual high standards. Here are the details: