AK Capella Class

AK Capella Class

KIT # BFM-711A AK-13 Capella

$75.00 Dollars US

Kit includes:

PE and Brass Rod

18 Paletted supplies

two 5"/51 and four 3"/50 guns turned brass barrels

Capella (AK-13) underway in 1942 or 1943, after she received eight 20mm guns and before her two 5"/51 guns were replaced by one 5"/38 gun. She also carried four 3"/50 guns amidships. She is painted in camouflage Measure 12(modified).
US Navy photo #: NH 98063 from the collections of the US Naval Historical Center

Capella Class AK Cargo Ship

Length 401'
Beam 54' 1"
Draft 24' 5"
Speed 11 kts.
Complement 271
Armament two 5"/51 and four 3"/50 guns at the end of 1940, replaced by one 5"/38 gun, four 3"/50 guns and 8 20mm guns in 1942

photo by Tim Dike

PARTS LIST CAPELLA AK-13

A: HULL (1)

B: BOAT DECK (1)

C: BOTTOM BRIDGE DECK (1)

D: MIDDLE BRIDGE DECK (1)

E: PILOT HOUSE DECK AND 3"/50 PLATFORM (1)

G: STACK (1)

H: HOIST MAST SUPPORT (2)

I: BOOMS (required 8 - cut 8 from .020 rod @ 25/32”) provided

J: PORT SIDE WINCH (8)

K: STARBOARD WINCH (8)

L: ANCHOR (2)

M: SMALL VENT (required 8 - 2 extra)

N: MEDIUM VENT (required 3 - 1 extra)

O: LARGE VENT (6)

P: LARGE LONG VENT (6)

Q: 2 POST BOLLARD (required 16 - 8 extra)

R: LIFEBOAT (2)

S: LIFEBOAT DAVITS (4)

T: LIFE RAFTS (12)

U: SEARCHLIGHT (required 1 - 1 extra)

V: PILOT HOUSE 20mm GUN PLATFORM (1)

W: AFT DECK 20mm GUN PLATFORM (1)

X: BOAT DECK 20MM GUN PLATFORMS (2)

Y : 5"/51 GUN PLATFORMS (2)

Z: 5"/51 FORWARD GUN PLATFORM SUPPORT BEAMS (12)

1: 20mm GUNS (8)

2: 3"/50 GUN (4) (4 TURNED BRASS BARRELS INCLUDED IN KIT)

3: 5"/51 GUN (2) (2 TURNED BRASS BARRELS INCLUDED IN KIT)

4: BRASS ROD .20 (18”), BRASS ROD .30 (4")

5: TMW-708 PHOTOETCHED SHEET (1)

6: NUMERIC DECAL SHEET (1)