1/350 Trumpeter Bismarck Model(With PhotoEtch Parts)

1/350 Scale Trumpeter KMS Bismarck, complete with some Photoetch parts. Well-detailed kit, along with a great assembly process. Bismarck was a German battleship, the keel of which was laid in 1936 and launched in February 1939. The battleship entered service in the German Navy (German Kriegsmarine) in August 1940. The ship was 251 meters long, 36 meters wide, and had a full displacement of 53,000 tons. Bismarck's top speed was around 29-30 knots. The main armament was 8 380 mm guns in four twin turrets, and the secondary armament included: 12 150 mm guns or 16 105 mm guns.The Bismarck was the first ship of the type with the same name - the Bismarck. It was ordered to replace the old battleship Hannover, which had become completely obsolete in the 1930s. At the time of launch, Bismarck was the largest German ship and the largest European battleship. It had good armour, though its main or secondary armament was inferior to that of its counterparts on British ships. She made her maiden voyage in September 1940, when she was moved to Gdynia, which was to be his home port. Bismarck's combat life during World War II was unfortunately very short. Setting out on its first combat voyage on May 19, 1941, it was supposed to perform hunting operations in the Atlantic and was to attack Allied convoys. Soon, on May 24, Bismarck, with the accompanying heavy cruiser Prinz Eugen were engaged in battle in the Denmark Strait by the British, in which the battlecruiser HMS Hood was sunk by Bismarck, though she suffered damage and made for home after. Significant Royal Navy forces - including the Polish destroyer ORP Piorun - were directed to hunt down the Bismarck, which the German ship was tracked down and sent to the bottom of the Atlantic on May 27, 1941. It is worth noting that there is a probable hypothesis assuming that the battleship Bismarck was self-sunk by the crew in connection with the damage sustained in combat on May 27, which made it impossible to return to the base on its own. Now, you can relive the history of the Bismarck, or reimagine her combat career with this model!