Tiny Boats: A Fascinating Peek at Some Really Small Toy Boats - Pt 4 - Helen of Toy (Maybe) Destroyer - Silver SP

Again, in the absence of reliable sources, I'm totally guessing this may be a Helen of Toy offering. was it part of the Fighting Ships set??? Or??? It measures: 5.25" (13.33cm) L x .625" (1.58cm) W x .875" (2.22cm) H. While the radar is intact, all of the turrets are missing on my sample. Be Blessed and Relish Life! Ed

Scan of ad in my collection

Ideal #I-4706 All Action U.S. Destroyer

Here's a toy I've had in the collection for some years now and even had a place on my old train layout. The Ideal Destroyer is part of their armada of ships, submarines, cargo ships, etc., dating back to the '50s and '50s (as a kid I had their plastic submarine which, if you put baking soda in the hull, was s'posed to make it float up and down). On boxes I've seen the ship is described as, "Ideal's All-Action U.S. Destroyer" and has roating gun turrets with guns which raise and lower. Many times those guns become so loose they are in a permanently droopy state but fortunately mine all keep their places nicely. The ship was also equipped with plasic torpedoes but some previous owner made real nice ones out of wooden dowels that work just fine in the torpedo launcher, however they're a tad bit too thick in the mid-section to fit into any of the on-deck torpedo holders. Apparently the on-deck holders were the reason that so many of the original topredoes are now missing as the tight fit caused them to break. Also, to provide more action to the toy, there would have been 6 red plastic depth charges with it originally. My sample has one broken off searchlight and the top deck, has discolored from its original white to a cream color, and is missing the depth charges but it is still an attractive display piece. It measures 15"(38.1cm) L x 3" (7.62cm) W x 3 1/4" (8.25cm) H. Enjoy! Opa Fritz and Oma Bettina