Tamiya Models King George V Battleship

Tamiya Models King George V Battleship
- Kit is 12.7 Inch long
- Name plate included with kit
- 1/700 Scale Warship
He ship was launched on Feb 21, 1939 and completed for service on Oct 1,1940 by which time World War 2 had already been fought for a year. After a trip to USA, she covered the Lofoten raid (March 1941) and Atlantic convoys before becoming flagship of the British Home Fleet in April 1941. In May 1941 she led the chase of the German Bismarck and saw action for the first time. Through 1941-42 King George V took part in numerous search and escort operations in the Atlantic and in May 1943 she went to the Mediterranean taking part in all the big naval operations covering the Allied invasion of Sicily and Italy. After refitting in England she went East as flagship of the second in command of the British Pacific Fleet. In Task Force 57 (later 37) she was part of the big Anglo-American naval force in the Okinawa operations and operations against Japan. In 1946 she became flagship of the British Home Fleet once more, the war now over and in 1947-49 she served as a training ship before paying off into the Reserve Fleet in 1950. She was scrapped in 1957 along with her sister ships Howe, Anson and Duke of York. A furthersister ship Prince of Wales was sunk by Japanese forces in 1941.
Country USA
Brand TAMIYA
Manufacturer MMD Holdings, LLC
Binding Toy
ItemPartNumber 77525
Model TM77525
Warranty No Warranty
Color Multicolor
Size 12.7 Inch long
UPCs 795864972142
EANs 0783719756818
ReleaseDate 0000-00-00

Country	USA
Brand	TAMIYA
Manufacturer	MMD Holdings, LLC
Binding	Toy
ItemPartNumber	77525
Model	TM77525
Warranty	No Warranty
Color	Multicolor
Size	12.7 Inch long
UPCs	795864972142
EANs	0783719756818
ReleaseDate	0000-00-00

Tamiya Models King George V Battleship

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