HMS Dreadnought was a British battleship of the First World War and its predecessor. The ship's keel was laid in 1905, the launching took place in February 1906, and the entry into service with the Royal Navy - in December of the same year. The ship was 160 m long, 25 m wide, and its total displacement was about 21,900 tons. The maximum speed is about 21 knots. The ship was armed with 10 305 mm guns, 27 76.2 mm guns and 5 450 mm torpedo tubes. HMS Dreadnought was one of the most revolutionary structures in shipbuilding of the twentieth century, and later took its name from battleships built in the likeness of "dreadnoughts". The revolutionary nature of HMS Dreadnought was mainly due to the fact that it was equipped with as many as 10 main guns with a calibre of 305 mm, the fire control of which was carried out from a single point. In addition, the ship was powered by steam turbines, which made it the fastest battleship in the world at the time of launch. It also had carefully designed armour and watertight bulkheads, increasing its survivability on the battlefield. This revolutionary vessel was the flagship of the Home Fleet in 1907-1912. The ship took a limited part in the First World War, including: it did not participate in the Battle of WE DO NOT SHIP TO THE CANARY ISLANDS
Revell 05231 Ocean Liner Queen Mary 2 Scale 1/700. The RMS Queen Mary II is a modern British passenger ship, an ocean liner. The keel of this ship was laid in 2002 and the launch took place in March 2003. The RMS Queen Mary II undertook its first voyage in January 2004. The total length of the ship at the time of launching was 345.03 meters, with a maximum width of 45 meters and a height of 72 meters. The full displacement reached about 79,300 tons and the maximum speed - about 30 knots. The ship can accommodate up to 2,695 passengers with 1,253 crew members. The RMS Queen Mary II was built as a passenger ship built exclusively dedicated primarily to Atlantic transport. The unit has a highly efficient gymnasium and should also be able to swim without major renovations for about 40 years. RMS Queen Mary II sails mainly between North America and Western Europe, but its owner organizes 4-month cruises around the world once a year. The cost of building the vessel is estimated at about $ 900 million. It is worth adding that the average ticket price for one person in 2016 for a two-day cruise was about 1,200 PLN. We do not ship to the Canary Islands
Trumpeter 05762 USS Alabama (BB-60) 1/700 SCALE. USS Alabama (BB-60) was an American battleship laid down in 1940, launched in February 1942, and commissioned into the United States Navy in August 1942. The ship was 210 m long, 33 m wide, and her full displacement displacement - at the time of launch - 44,500 tons. The maximum speed of the battleship USS Alabama was up to 27.5 knots. The main armament was 9 406 mm guns in three turrets of three guns each, and the secondary armament consisted mainly of 20 127 mm guns. USS Alabama was the fourth and final battleship of the South Dakota class. This type of ship was one of the first modern ships of the United States Navy of the World War II period. During their construction, emphasis was placed on better armor than the North Carolina-class battleships, but with the same main armament and top speed. The power of the engine room was also significantly increased and the torpedo protection of the hull was improved. USS Alabama entered combat operations in World War II in 1943, initially operating as part of the British Home Fleet in the North Atlantic, but from November of that year the ship served in the Pacific. In early 1944, USS Alabama supported Operation Flintlock, that is, the American landings in the Marshall Islands area, and shortly thereafter played a covering role in a carrier squadron whose actions were aimed at the Carolinas. In June 1944, USS Alabama participated very actively in the Battle of the Philippine Sea, operating until November of the same year in the Philippines. In May 1945, the ship once again acted as cover for the high-speed carrier squadron and supported operations on Okinawa and against the remaining islands of the Ryukyu Archipelago. USS Alabama (BB-60) was decommissioned in 1947 and has served as a museum ship since 1964.
Trumpeter 06748 USS Missouri BB-63 1/700 scale. The box contains plastic kit to assemble, does not contain glue or paints. USS Missouri (BB-63) was an American battleship laid down in 1941, launched in January 1944, and commissioned into the United States Navy in June 1944. The length of the ship was 270.4 m, the beam was 33 m, and the its displacement at full capacity - at the time of launch - 58,400 tons. The maximum speed of the battleship USS Missouri was up to 33 knots. The main armament at launch was 9 406 mm guns in three turrets of three guns each, and the secondary armament was mainly 20 127 mm guns. USS Missouri was the third of six Iowa-class battleships ordered. As it turned out, with the failure of the Montana-class battleship construction program, the Iowa-class battleships were the last to be launched for the US Navy. Because they were built without any financial or displacement limitations, they also proved to be the most technologically advanced American battleships of World War II. From the beginning, they were built as key transport ships for aircraft carriers and placed great emphasis on high top speed, which made the Iowa-class battleships much faster than any other American battleships. They also had carefully crafted armor and a new 406mm Mk. VII with increased effective shot range. USS Missouri (BB-63) began its participation in World War II in December 1944, ferrying from Atlantic ports to Hawaii. As early as January 1945, it supported the US Marines on Iwo-Jima with its artillery. In March of this year, USS Missouri acted as a shield ship for a carrier squadron that attacked targets on Japanese islands with their aircraft on board. In April it supported activities in the Okinawa region. The battleship completed its operations in the Second World War very gloriously and representatively: it was on board that the representatives of Japan signed the act of unconditional surrender of their country on September 2, 1945. The ship also took an active part in the Korean War (1950-1953). In 1956, however, it was placed in reserve. In the 1980s it returned to scheduled service, after having undergone a profound modernization. It involved the installation of modern electronics and fire control systems, as well as the installation of Tomahawk and Harpoon rocket launchers and Phalanx anti-aircraft systems. The battleship was also adapted to homing on-board helicopters. The modernized ship took an active part in the protection of oil tankers in the Persian Gulf region in 1987, in the final phase of the Iran-Iraq war. It returned to these waters in 1990 to take an active part in Operation Desert Storm (1990-1991) launching rockets and ship-borne artillery against targets in Iraq. Finally, in 1992, the ship was decommissioned. Currently, it serves as a museum ship in Hawaii.
