HMS “Dreadnought” – the British battleship

HMS “Dreadnought” – the British battleship of the First World War and the interwar period. It was of such a revolutionary construction, that naval specialists began to say, that "this ship made all the battleships, built before it obsolete, turned them into scrap metal". The keel of the ship was laid in 1905, launched in 1906. in February, and entered service in the Royal Navy in December of the same year. The ship was 160 m long, 25 m wide, and had a full displacement of about 21,900 tons. The maximum speed was about 21 knots. The ship was armed with 10 x 305 mm guns, 27 x 76.2 mm guns and 5 x 450 mm torpedo tubes. HMS “Dreadnought" was one of the most revolutionary shipbuilding constructions of the 20th century, later ships of this type began to be called dreadnoughts. The revolutionary concept of HMS "Dreadnought" was largely determined by the fact, that it was equipped with as many as 10 main 305 mm caliber artillery guns, the fire control of which was carried out from a single location. In addition, the ship was powered by steam turbines, so at the time of acceptance into service it became the fastest battleship in the world. It also had carefully designed armor and watertight bulkheads, which increased its survivability in battle. This revolutionary ship was the flagship of the Home Fleet from 1907 to 1912. The ship take limited participation in World War I: it did not even participate in the Battle of Jutland in 1916. Its only significant achievement was the sinking of the German submarine U-29 in 1915. HMS Dreadnought ended its service in 1923.

A large, well-designed, maximally detailed ship model for medium-experienced and experienced modelers, and even for them there will be something to turn their heads and stretch their arms. The textual instructions are quite large and detailed, the graphics, although unusually large for “Maly Modelarz” publications, could be more informative - some drawings are the size of a flea. There are no color reserves.