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Ship Model kits
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1:600 scale plastic model kit.
Construction and painting required (glue and paints need to be purchased separately).
Skill level: 3 (where 1 is for the beginner and 4 is for the more experienced modeller).
Dimensions: length: 415mm x width: 60mm
Number of parts: 170
Suitable for ages 8 and up.
Some history on one of the most famous naval battles of WWII.
Bismarck left the Baltics on May 19 1941, enroute to the Atlantic, accompanied by the heavy cruiser Prinz Eugen. On the morning of 24 May, west of Iceland, the German ships encountered the British battlecruiser HMS Hood and battleship Prince of Wales. In the ensuing Battle, Hood blew up and went down with the loss of 1,415 men after being shelled in the icy seas off Iceland by Bismarck.
The seriously damaged Prince of Wales was forced to break off contact. Bismarck also received hits that compromised her sea worthiness.
On 24 May, Prinz Eugen was detached, while Bismarck sailed toward France so she could be repaired. After the sinking of Hood, the British made it a top priority to 'sink the Bismarck'. She was intermittantly attacked by carrier planes and surface ships, ultimately sustaining a torpedo hit at her stern that severely restricted her ability to steer effectively. British battleships accompanied by heavy cruisers intercepted the crippled Bismarck on the morning of May 27. After less than two hours of battle, shells and torpedoes had reduced Bismarck to a wreck. She capsized and sank, with the loss of all but 110 of her crew of some 2300 men.
Box Dimensions
weight: 0.230 kg
length: 45.500 cm
width: 11.500 cm
height: 4.500 cm
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