TAM31711 1:700 Tamiya USS Bogue CVE-9

During the early stage of World War 2, the German Navy’s “U-Boat”submarines posed a great threat to the Allied Forces in the NorthAtlantic Ocean.To counter them, new destroyers were built to escorttransport vessels, as well as escort carriers that could providedconstant air protection to the convoys for the length of their journeyacross the Atlantic.This type of aircraft carrier was a modificationfrom certain merchant vessels, and the U.S. Navy made an extensivedevelopment and use of them for convoy escort and aircrafttransportation.