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German Kaiserliche Marine Helgoland Class Batttleship - SMS Helgoland (1:1250 Scale)
German Kaiserliche Marine Helgoland Class Batttleship - SMS Helgoland

DeAgostini German Kaiserliche Marine Helgoland Class Batttleship - SMS Helgoland




 
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DeAgostini DAKS46 German Kaiserliche Marine Helgoland Class Batttleship - SMS Helgoland (1:1250 Scale) "The Beast"
- Prime Minister Winston Churchill's portrayal of the German battleship, Tirpitz

SMS Helgoland, the lead ship of her class, was a dreadnought battleship of the German Imperial Navy. Helgoland's design represented an incremental improvement over the preceding Nassau class, including an increase in the bore diameter of the main guns, from 28 cm (11 in) to 30.5 cm (12 in). Her keel was laid down on 11 November 1908 at the Howaldtswerke shipyards in Kiel. Helgoland was launched on September 25th, 1909, and was commissioned on August 23rd, 1911.

Like most battleships of the High Seas Fleet, Helgoland saw limited action against Britain's Royal Navy during World War I. The ship participated in several fruitless sweeps into the North Sea as the covering force for the battlecruisers of the I Scouting Group. She saw some limited duty in the Baltic Sea against the Russian Navy, including serving as part of a support force during the Battle of the Gulf of Riga in August 1915. Helgoland was present at the Battle of Jutland on May 31st - June 1st, 1916, though she was located in the center of the German line of battle and not as heavily engaged as the Konig- and Kaiser-class ships in the lead. Helgoland was ceded to Great Britain at the end of the war and broken up for scrap in the early 1920s. Her coat of arms is preserved in the Military History Museum of the Bundeswehr in Dresden.

Shown here is a 1:1250 scale replica of the famed German Helgoland class batttleship, SMS Helgoland. Sold Out!

Dimensions:
Length: 9-inches

Release Date: May 2020

Features
  • Plastic and diecast metal construction
  • Full complement of guns and other naval equipment
  • Accurate markings and insignia
  • Comes with a display stand

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