METAL MODEL OF WW11 GERMAN BATTLESHIP 'KMS BISMARCK ' BUILT BY BLOHM AND VOSS, HAMBURG, 1940.  50,300 TON, 30 KNOTS, 

251.6 METRES, 8 X 15 INCH GUNS, 12 X 5.9 INCH SECONDARIES.

Bismarck was the first of two Bismarck-class battleships built for Nazi Germany's Kriegsmarine. Named after Chancellor Otto von Bismarck, the primary force behind the unification of Germany in 1871, the ship was laid down at the Blohm & Voss shipyard in Hamburg in July 1936 and launched two and a half years later in February 1939. Work was completed in August 1940, when she was commissioned into the German fleet. Bismarck and her sister ship Tirpitz were the largest battleships ever built by Germany, and two of the largest built by any European power.

The destruction of Hood spurred a relentless pursuit by the Royal Navy involving dozens of warships. Two days later, while heading for the relative safety of occupied France, Bismarck was attacked by obsolescent Fairey Swordfish biplane torpedo bombers from the aircraft carrier HMS Ark Royal; one scored a hit that rendered the battleship's steering gear inoperable. In her final battle the following morning,Bismarck was neutralised by a sustained bombardment from a British fleet, was scuttled by her crew, and sank with heavy loss of life. Most experts agree that the battle damage would have caused her to sink eventually. The wreck was located in June 1989 by Robert Ballard, and has since been further surveyed by several other expeditions.

THE MODEL IS HIGHLY DETAILED AND WAS MADE BY FINE GERMAN MODEL MAKERS NEPTUN, THIS USED MODEL, MEASURES 20.5 CM LONG

THE MODEL WILL BE WELL PACKED SO IT CAN'T BE DAMAGED IN TRANSIT,ADDITIONAL PURCHASES CAN BE ADDED TO THE PARCEL AT A SMALL COST

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