USS The Sullivans DDG-68
by Don Macdonald

1/96 DDG-68 USS The Sullivans Arleigh Burke Class (scratchbuilt)

All or mostly Scratch built. It is set up with a 6 channel radio. The ship is about 5 1/2 feet long, with a beam of about 8 3/4 wide. It has working lights, all through the ship. Made of wood the hull and keel was made from 1/4" plywood. It has a working SH 60 helo that the rotor blades turn and will also go up and down, from the flight deck in the stern. All of the guns will turn back and forth. It has a Novack HRV speed control. With a 6 channel receiver. Battery is a 12 volt jell cell, with dual props and rudders, dual pitmans motors. About 75 percent of the ship is scratch built including the hull with fiberglass over the top and a wooden deck. This ship took about 2 years to build from the time I got my plans to the time I had it in the water.

The History of the Real DDG -68:  Second ship to use the name of the USS Sullivans. Laid down June 14 1993, and commissioned at Staten Island New York April 19 1997. The class is an Arleigh Burke Guided Missile Destroyer. Length is 446 ft and the beam is 66 ft. Propulsion is 4 general Electric gas turbines with dual props and rudders. The ships were named after the 5 Sullivans that gave there lives during WW-2.