A 1:192 SCALE STATIC DISPLAY MODEL OF S.M.S.TIRPITZ [1939] B...

Hammer

£2,800

A 1:192 SCALE STATIC DISPLAY MODEL OF S.M.S.TIRPITZ [1939] BY FINE ART MODELS

from a limited edition of ten examples made, circa 2002, with moulded 50in. camouflaged hull, the deck with finely detailed photo-etched brass superstructure and fittings, mounted on launching chocks to wooden display base with maker's plate, overall measurements -- 15 x 58 x 12in. (38 x 147.5 x 30.5cm.)

Launched 1st April 1939, Tirpitz had a maximum displacement of 56,600 tons - greatly in excess of the Treaty of Washington, and, like Roma, could develop just over 30kts. Commissioned 25th February 1941 she served in Norway where she was repeatedly targeted by various allied strategies including mines laid by miniature submarines X6 and X7 (developed especially for the purpose), damaged by bombs and finally sunk on the 12 November 1944 capsizing close to Tromsö after being by six massive 5½ ton bombs delivered by Lancasters with the loss of 1204 men.

Fine overall condition.