Belfast is a museum ship, originally a Royal Navy
light cruiser, permanently moored in London on
the River Thames and operated by the Imperial
War Museum.
Construction of Belfast, named after the capital city of Northern
Ireland
and one of ten Town class cruisers, began in December 1936. She was launched on
St Patrick's Day, 17 March 1938. Commissioned in early August 1939 shortly
before the outbreak of the Second World War, Belfast was initially part of the
British naval blockade against Germany.In November 1939 Belfast struck a German
mine and spent more than two years undergoing extensive repairs. Returning to
action in November 1942 with improved firepower, radar equipment and armour, Belfast was the largest
and arguably most powerful cruiser in the Royal Navy at the time. Belfast saw action escorting Arctic convoys to the Soviet Union during 1943 and in December 1943 played an
important role in the Battle of North Cape, assisting in the destruction of the
German warship Scharnhorst. In June 1944 Belfast
took part in Operation Overlord supporting the Normandy landings. In June 1945 Belfast was redeployed to the Far
East to join the British Pacific Fleet, arriving shortly before
the end of the Second World War. Belfast
saw further combat action in 1950-52 during the Korean War and underwent an
extensive modernisation between 1956 and 1959. A number of further overseas
commissions followed before Belfast
entered reserve in 1963.
Item No
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06701
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Item
Name
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Belfast 1942
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Bar Code
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9580208067018
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Scale
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1:700
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Item Type
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Plastic Model
Warship Kit
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Model Brief
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Length: 281mm beam: 43.7mm
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Total Parts
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210+
|
Metal Parts
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n/a
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Photo Etched Parts
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1 piece
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Film Parts
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n/a
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Resin Parts
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n/a
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Total Sprues
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8 sprues , hull and
decks
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Released Date
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2022-05
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More Features
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hull
made from multi-directional slide moulds.
- Deck wood pattern finely
rendered
- Contains display stand and
engraved name plate
- Photo-etched frets included |