„Dreadnought“ – the British battleship

The battleship “Dreadnought”, built in 1906, ushered in a new era of warship construction. The condition of the British Navy at the time and the experience, gained in the Russo-Japanese War, that the undisputed supremacy of the British Navy may end in the future. The author of the concept of a new type of ships with powerful artillery, high speed, difficult to overcome for the ships of the then enemy was the First Lord of the Admiralty, Sir John Fisher. He submitted such a proposal to the British authorities in 1904. Construction decisions were not easy. Several different prototypes were discussed at the Portsmouth shipyard, of which the Type "H" was recognized as the best. Work progressed at a rapid pace and after the keel was laid in October 1905, only 16 months later, the ship was put into service. On February 10, 1906 King Edward VII christened the ship, and in May 1907 it was already accepted for service. It was the eighth ship in the British fleet, to receive the name "Dreadnought". During its many years of service, it was rebuilt twice and slightly changed its external appearance. In 1914/1915, just before the start of World War I, the ship's light artillery was changed, limiting it to 24 76 mm guns. Also removed the rear mast stay and changed the placing of the boats. The appearance of the battleship "Dreadnought" became a world sensation and other naval powers - Germany, the United States, Japan - began to build large battleships. They played an important role in the sea battles of World War I, but were of little use against fast cruisers and submarines. "Dreadnought" took part in many naval operations of World War I. On March 18, 1915 rammed and sank the German submarine "U 29". Transferred to reserve in 1919, sold in 1921, and cut into metal in 1923.

A large, complex, well-designed and maximally detailed ship model for this scale, suitable only for intermediate and advanced modelers. Some detail sheets are double-side printed.