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1/350 Scale Plastic Model kit
HMS Hood 1941 WW2 BATTLE CRUISER
:HMS HOOD Length overall: 262.3m Beam: 32.0m Displacement: 42560t The
third and last HOOD was the mighty battle cruiser, which was laid down
in 1915 as a class of four, and finally completed until 1920. Certainly
she was the most powerful warship of her day and her displacement of
41,200 tons made far and away the heaviest capital ship in the world for
Twenty years. In September 1940, Hood spent the winter of 1940-41 on
patrols in the northern waters around Iceland watching over any
attempted break out by German heavy units. She was thus still employed
in May 1941 when Bismarck and Prince Eugen got through the Patrols. Hood
and the brand new battleship the Prince of Wales were dispatched to
intercept and destroy the German Ships before they broke loose on the
British Convoy routes. 24 May 1941, fire was opened at 05.52 at a range
of 25,000 yards and Hood and the Prince of Wales were steering towards
Bismarck to close the range. The German ship at once replied very
accurately and on her third salvo she hit Hood close to the main mast
setting her on fire. At 05.55 the British ships began to turn broadside
on to the Germans to enable all guns to open fire. As they did so
Bismarck fifth salvo struck Hood with devastating effect. A thousand
feet high explosion tore her apart and she split in two sinking in less
than two minutes. There were only three survivors from her crew of
1,415.
Item No : 05302
Item Name : HMS HOOD
Bar Code : n/a
Scale : 1:350
Item Type : Static Kit
Model Brief : Length: 749.4 mm Width: 59.5mm
Total Parts : 533pcs
Metal Parts : n/a
Photo Etched Parts : Photo etched radars, ladders and rope
Film Parts : n/a
Resin Parts : n/a
Total Sprues : 8pcs sprues plus lower hull, upper hull, 4 decks and waterline plate and display stand
Paint Schemes : 1941
Released Date : n/a
More Features : Either waterline version or full hull version can be selected.
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