Details
1:200 HMS Rodney
HMS RODNEY was laid down at the Cammell Laird shipyard in Birkenhead on December 28th, 1922, launched on December 17th, 1925, and commissioned on November 10th, 1927. Named after the 18th and 19th century British Admiral Rodney.
During the Norwegian campaign of April 1940, RODNEY was hit by a 500kg bomb dropped by a German bomber, but was repaired and continued in service. In late 1940 RODNEY searched for but missed the German Pocket Battleship ADMIRAL SCHEER following its sinking of Jervis bay. On May 27th, 1941 RODNEY took part in the action which resulted in the sinking of the German battleship Bismarck, firing almost 380 rounds of 16-inch shells. From late 1941 through 1942 RODNEY was deployed to the Mediterranean as a convoy escort with sister ship NELSON. Following the invasion of Sicily in 1943, RODNEY was the first British battleship to enterMaltasince 1940 and was active in the Salerno landing of September 1943.
RODNEY was held in reserve at the Normandy landings of June 6th, 1944, but from June 7th until July 9th, 1944 RODNEY pounded the beachhead with more than 500 16-inch rounds and many hundreds of 6-inch and 4.7-inch shells.
After the war ended in 1945, RODNEY was transferred to Reserve and sold for scrap in 1948.
Scale: 1:200
Item Type: Static Kit
Length: 1082.5mm, Beam: 160mm
Total Parts: 1300+
Metal Parts: chain
Photo Etched Parts: 10 pcs
Total Sprues: 22 sprues, hull, and deck
- One-piece hull made from two-directional slide molds
- The Deck is a single-piece casting
- Accurately detailed gun
- 9 pieces of photo-etched frets for handrais, ladders, radar parts, etc.
- two Mk.1 airplane included
- Contains display stand
Additional Information
| Article No | TRU03709 |
|---|---|
| Article No of Manufacturer | 03709 |
| Аvailability | AVAILABLE |
| Colour | For colouring |
| Scale | 1:200 |
| Manufacturer | TRUMPETER |
| Brand | No |
| Series | No |
| EAN | 9580208037097 |
| Material | Polystyrene (plastic). |
| Epoch | 1939-1945 World War II |
| Age recommendation | Not suitable for children under 14 years. |
