Hasegawa Z23(40023) 1/350 Antarctica Observation Ship Soya 宗谷 "Antarctica Observation 3rd Corps" Print this pagePrint this page
Hasegawa Z23(40023) 1/350 Antarctica Observation Ship Soya 宗谷 "Antarctica Observation 3rd Corps"

Highlights:
- full hull

Availability: [In Stock]
Weight: 0.581 kg
Description
南極観測船 宗谷 “第三次南極観測隊”
  • Sōya (宗谷) is a Japanese icebreaker that serves as a museum ship in Tokyo now.
  • World War Two - as an auxiliary ammunition supply and survey vessel. Sōya survived the war.
  • Antarctic Research Ship (1950 ~ 1978)
  1. Sōya first voyage (1956) - modifications included the replacement of her steam engine with twin diesel engines and the installation of a helicopter deck for Bell 47G.
  2. Sōya second voyage (1958) - rescued personnel stranded at the Showa research station in the face of approaching winter, but 15 Karafuto-Ken huskies (Sakhalin Husky 樺太犬) were abandoned to fend for themselves on the ice. 
  3. Sōya third voyage (spring, 1959) -  Sōya returned to find two dogs (Taro & Jiro) still alive. Movie about this rescue: Nankyoku Monogatari (Antarctica 南極物語 1983)
  • Sōya was fully decommissioned in 1978 and as a museum ship at the Museum of Maritime Science, in Tokyo.
YouTube video: Taro & Jiro from Antarctica 南極物語 1983

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Sakhalin Husky 樺太犬, Taro & Jiro (not included in this model)
 
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Museum of Maritime Science, Odaiba, Tokyo (台場, since 1979)
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Antarctica 南極物語 1983
 
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