„Chanzy“ – the French I rank armored cruiser 1 : 250

According to the "Admiral Charner"-type cruiser project, 4 ships were built, one of which was "Chanzy". The cruiser was named after General Antoine Alfred Eugenius Chanzy. It is fitted with "Belleville" water tube boilers. The ship had basic horizontal triple expansion steam engines. "Chanzy" served in the Mediterranean for almost the entire period of its operation. Participated in training maneuvers more than once. In 1896 he participated in the peacekeeping operation near Crete. in 1906 in September he was assigned to the Far East Squadron. November 15 he left Toulon for Saigon, then traveled to Japan, stopping at the ports of Hong Kong and Shanghai along the way. After sailing to the sea in 1907 on May 20, the ship ran aground on a rock not far away in thick fog and heavy waves. Ballard Island in the Chu-San Archipelago, 3 anterior compartments pierced. May 30 "Chanzy" began to sink deeper and deeper into the water, and on June 1. the crew eventually abandoned him. On June 12 the hull of the cruiser was blown up by French sailors.

A medium-sized model of a Class 1 armored cruiser, but complex due to the complex hull shape, we recommend it only for intermediate and advanced modelers. The model is well designed and richly detailed, with some details printed in metallic bronze paint. There are sheets with double-sided printing. In practice, it is the same 1 : 200 scale model, reduced to 1 : 250 scale.