Large Finely Built And Illuminated Model Of The Battleship HMS Rodney

~ Large Finely Built And Illuminated Model Of The Battleship HMS Rodney ~

The model is based on the Trumpeter kit, but has been extensively upgraded with many additional metal parts and crew. It has been superbly finished.

The model has been illuminated so light shines through the port holes.

~ HMS Rodney ~

HMS Rodney (pennant number: 29) was one of two Nelson-class battleships built for the Royal Navy in the mid-1920s. The ship entered service in 1928, and spent her peacetime career with the Atlantic and Home Fleets, sometimes serving as a flagship when her sister ship, Nelson, was being refitted. During the early stages of the Second World War, she searched for German commerce raiders, participated in the Norwegian Campaign, and escorted convoys in the Atlantic Ocean. Rodney played a major role in the sinking of the German battleship Bismarck in mid-1941.

After a brief refit in the United States, she escorted convoys to Malta and supported the Allied invasion of French Algeria during (Operation Torch) in late 1942. The ship covered the invasions of Sicily (Operation Husky) and Italy (Operation Baytown) in mid-1943. During the Normandy landings in June 1944, Rodney provided naval gunfire support and continued to do so for several following offensives near the French city of Caen. The ship escorted one convoy through the Arctic to the Soviet Union in late 1944. In poor condition from extremely heavy use and a lack of refits, she was reduced to reserve in late 1945 and was scrapped in 1948.

~ Condition ~

The model is in excellent condition.

~ Dimensions ~

The model is 107 cm (42 inches) in length.

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