British battle cruiser hood & e class destroyer
Battle of the denmark strait, bravery & tragedy on the high seas, the waterline series tells tales of bravery and sacrifice as fought on the high seas. A high quality series that replicates changing and competing technology, and heroism and tragedy on an easy to collect 1 700 scale. The hunt for the german battleship bismarck during wwii is a tale that fully captures the spirit of this fine series. Now you can re-enact the first stages of this classic chase with the british battle cruiser hood and british e class destroyer available together as one fantastic set, about the battle cruiser hood & e class destroyers, built in may 1920, the british battle cruiser hood featured a displacement of 48,360t. Flagship of the royal navy, for close to 20 years she was recognized as one of the world s largest warships. On may 23rd, 1941, the hood was accompanied by the battleship prince of wales, two f class destroyers, and two e class destroyers, as they set out to hunt down mammoth german battleship bismarck and heavy cruiser prinz eugen. On the morning of the 24th, hood engaged the german ships, firing at prinz eugen. The german ships returned fire with hood hit by bismarck. The hit penetrated her deck, detonating her ammunition and resulting in an explosion blowing the hood in half. Along with the loss of its symbolic flagship, the royal navy also suffered the loss of 1,416 men, their greatest of wwii. The two e class destroyers whi...
British battle cruiser hood & e class destroyer
Battle of the denmark strait, bravery & tragedy on the high seas, the waterline series tells tales
