by David Tagg
Member 08-Apr-1988 to 20-May-2010
Build Type: Kit→ Wilhelmshaven
Country: Germany
Era: 1815-1914
Length Range: 400-800 feet (122-244m)
Model Material: Paper
Model Type: Static
Propulsion Type:
- Fuel→ {Coal+Diesel/Fuel Oil}
- Impeller→ Propeller
- Engine→ Reciprocating Steam
Scale:
- 1:250
- 1:43.5
Subject Type: Vessel→ Naval and Privateer→ Steel Navy→ Battleship
About the Vessel
Schleswig-Holstein fired the first shots of World War II when she bombarded the Polish base at Danzig’s Westerplatte in the early morning hours of 1 September 1939. The ship was used as a training vessel for the majority of the war, and was sunk by British bombers in Gotenhafen in December 1944.
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