 | HMS Hood Battle Cruiser 03710 | | Model:03710 | | The proportional model:1:200 | | Browse the number:39075 |
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Royal Navy battlecruiser HOOD was built at the Clydebank shipyard in
Scotland
by John Brown & Co. Ltd., laid down in September 1916, launched in August
1918, and commissioned in May 1920. Planned as one of four battlecruisers of
the Admiral class, only HOOD was completed, at the time the heaviest and most
powerful warship in the world and pride of the British fleet.
HOOD spent the winter of 1940-41 patrolling the northern waters of
the Denmark Strait between Greenland and Iceland,
watching over any attempted breakout by German heavy units to attack Atlantic
convoys bringing vital supplies to Britain
from the USA.
When Germany’s
sea pride BISMARCK
in company with PRINZ EUGEN got through the patrols, HOOD and the brand new
Royal Navy battleship PRINCE OF WALES were despatched to intercept and destroy
the German ships. On 24th May 1941 at 05.52, at a range of 22,000 yards, HOOD
opened fire. As HOOD and PRINCE OF WALES were steering towards BISMARCK
to close the range, BISMARCK
replied with accuracy. On the third salvo HOOD was hit close to the main mast,
setting her on fire. At 05.55 the British ships began to turn broadside to the
German ships to enable all guns to open fire. As they did so the fifth salvo from
BISMARCK struck
HOOD in its magazine. The catastrophic explosion tore HOOD apart and she split
in two, sinking in minutes.
There were only three survivors from her crew of
1,418 men, the Royal Navy's greatest single loss of the Second World War. To
avenge the loss of HOOD, the order was given to “Sink the Bismarck”. More than 2,000 Kriegsmarine sailors
perished when BISMARCK
sank on 27th May 1941. The wreck of HOOD was located in 2001 and is a designated war grave.
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Item No
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03710
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Item
Name
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HMS Hood Battle
Cruiser
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Bar Code
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9580208037103
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Scale
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1:200
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Item Type
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Plastic Model
Warship Kit
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Model Brief
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Length: 1318mm Beam:163 mm
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Total Parts
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1490+
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Metal Parts
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propeller shaft , anchor chain
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Photo Etched Parts
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7 pcs
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Film Parts
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n/a
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Resin Parts
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n/a
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Total Sprues
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20 sprues , hull ,
decks and superstructure
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Paint Schemes
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HMS Hood 1941
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Released Date
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2016-04
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More Features
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- One-piece hull made from
two-directional slide molds
- Deck pattern finely
rendered.
- Accurately detailed gun
- 7 pieces of photo etched frets for
handrais，ladders , radar parts
etc.
- Contains display stand
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