„Marti“ – the USSR minelayer

In October 1928 it was decided to turn the former royal yacht "Standard" first into a submarine base, then into a torpedo cutter's carrier and finally into a mine-layer. It was decided to update the equipment at the Kronstadt Marine Plant, then project 200 was transferred to the Leningrad March Plant. According to the project, the ship could carry 545 mines, had four 130 mm guns and could reach a speed of up to 18 knots. In 1936 December 25 the ship was officially accepted into the Red Flag Baltic Fleet. Being one of the first Guards ships, "Marti" played a significant role in the battles in the Baltic Sea in the initial period of the Great Patriotic War. Under continuous massive air raids, the mine-layer until 1941, during the winters, he carried out numerous constructions of mine barriers in the Gulf of Finland. He also took part in the evacuation of the defenders of Hanko Island, where he was damaged by an exploding mine. In besieged Leningrad, the ship underwent repairs and most of the crew went to defend the approaches to the city as part of the Marine Corps. After completing the repair, in 1943 August. the ship engaged in an artillery duel with the German shore batteries. then, after some training, it is repaired again. After the war, "Marti" served for several more years. In 1948 she was renamed the mine-layer "Oka". At the end of the 50s, "Oka" was removed from the lists of the fleet and turned into a floating barracks, the flag of the Guard and one of the cannons were transferred to the museum. Then the naval command, after using the hull for a while as a target for a new missile weapon, scrapped the ship. The mine-layer "Marti" model is quite complex due to the large number of deck details, well designed and richly detailed for intermediate to advanced modelers. There are sheets with double-sided printing.

The publication is divided into separate pages, but is completely complete. Bound in a binder, the pages are placed in transparent sleeves