USN Gridley Class Destroyer
The Gridley class destroyers were a class of 4 ships. Built in 1935 ~ 1938.
The Gridley class layout was similar to the Bagley and Benham class Destroyers, which were build during the same period. All three classes included sixteen 21 inch (533mm) torpedo tubes, the heaviest torpedo armament ever on USN destroyers.
As built;
4 x 5 inch (127 mm)/38 caliber guns, 4 x .50 caliber machine guns, 16 21-inch (533 mm) torpedo tubes (4 x 4) and 2 depth charge racks. (Type 1)
After the upgrades in 1942 ~ 1943;
4 x 5 inch (127 mm)/38 caliber guns, 7 x 20 mm Oerlikon guns, 16 21-inch (533 mm) torpedo tubes (4 x 4), 4 K-gun depth charge throwers and 2 depth charge racks.
The Gridley Class was the only type of the 1930 / 1940s Destroyers not to receive 40 mm Bofor guns due to stability concerns.
All four ships survived WW2.
Copyright Allan Smit 2024
Non Commercial and personal use only.
The model is provided in 1/1000 scale and is Resin print only.
1/1800 - resize to 55,56%
1/1200 - resize to 83,5%
There are a number of bases provided, text recessed and the text raised. I used the recessed version for FDM printed bases. Finally a base without text is also included. Do not forget to also re-scale the bases if you print in 1/1200 or 1/1800 scale.
Also included 1/1800 scale pre-supported models which I used for the test-prints on my Anycubic Mono SE (0.05mm layer) using standard resin. Use at your own risk, might be best you create your own supported files, which prints best on you own printer. Some parts are rather delicate, mainly the gun barrels, and you will need to remove support carefully.
The base was printed on an Ender 5 pro (0.16 mm layer) standard PLA. But could also be printed in Resin if you want (no supported file provided)
The Gridley class layout was similar to the Bagley and Benham class Destroyers, which were build during the same period. All three classes included sixteen 21 inch (533mm) torpedo tubes, the heaviest torpedo armament ever on USN destroyers.
As built;
4 x 5 inch (127 mm)/38 caliber guns, 4 x .50 caliber machine guns, 16 21-inch (533 mm) torpedo tubes (4 x 4) and 2 depth charge racks. (Type 1)
After the upgrades in 1942 ~ 1943;
4 x 5 inch (127 mm)/38 caliber guns, 7 x 20 mm Oerlikon guns, 16 21-inch (533 mm) torpedo tubes (4 x 4), 4 K-gun depth charge throwers and 2 depth charge racks.
The Gridley Class was the only type of the 1930 / 1940s Destroyers not to receive 40 mm Bofor guns due to stability concerns.
All four ships survived WW2.
Copyright Allan Smit 2024
Non Commercial and personal use only.
The model is provided in 1/1000 scale and is Resin print only.
1/1800 - resize to 55,56%
1/1200 - resize to 83,5%
There are a number of bases provided, text recessed and the text raised. I used the recessed version for FDM printed bases. Finally a base without text is also included. Do not forget to also re-scale the bases if you print in 1/1200 or 1/1800 scale.
Also included 1/1800 scale pre-supported models which I used for the test-prints on my Anycubic Mono SE (0.05mm layer) using standard resin. Use at your own risk, might be best you create your own supported files, which prints best on you own printer. Some parts are rather delicate, mainly the gun barrels, and you will need to remove support carefully.
The base was printed on an Ender 5 pro (0.16 mm layer) standard PLA. But could also be printed in Resin if you want (no supported file provided)
| Filename | Size | Last updated |
|---|---|---|
| USN-DD-Gridley-Class.zip | 10.1 MiB | 2024-02-28 |
