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HMS Dido
Details about the model:
Length: 31.8 cm (12.5 in)
Width: 4.3 cm (1.7 in)
Height: 8.8 cm (3.5 in)
Scale: 1:485
Total parts: 438
Features poseable turrets and gun barrels
The price includes all the necessary LEGO® parts (in new condition) to build the model as well as the instructions, which will come in form of a PDF-file.
About the ship's history:
HMS Dido was the name ship of her class of light cruisers for the Royal Navy. The cruiser took part in several battles in the Mediterranean and Arctic theatres of war.
Dido was laid down on 26 October 1937 and was commissined on 30 September 1940 as the fourth ship of her class, despite being its namesake. In 1941 she was refitted in New York and rejoined the Mediterranean Fleet in December 1941. The first three months of 1942 were spent on convoy escort duty between Alexandria and Malta but in March that year, Dido took part in a bombardment of Rhodes. On 18 August 1942 Dido was brought to Massawa for major repairs to a bomb-damaged stern. Dido then spent the rest of the year supporting the British campaign in North Africa before being transferred to the Western Mediterranean Fleet in December 1942.
In April 1943, Dido returned to Liverpool for a 3-month refit before rejoining the Western Mediterranean squadron. On 12 September 1943, Dido escorted 600 troops to Taranto where the Italian Fleet surrendered. In August 1944 Dido supported the Allied landings in France and September of the same year, Dido returned to the UK. In October 1944, Dido then escorted a convoy to Russia before supporting carrier strikes off Norway.
In July 1945, Dido took King George VI and Queen Elizabeth to the Isle of Man.
In 1953 she took part in the Fleet Review to celebrate the Coronation of Queen Elizabeth II, where she was flagship of the Reserve Fleet. She was subsequently decommissioned and sold for scrap in 1957.
HMS Dido
Details about the model:
Length: 31.8 cm (12.5 in)
Width: 4.3 cm (1.7 in)
Height: 8.8 cm (3.5 in)
Scale: 1:485
Total parts: 438
Features poseable turrets and gun barrels
The price includes all the necessary LEGO® parts (in new condition) to build the model as well as the instructions, which will come in form of a PDF-file.
About the ship's history:
HMS Dido was the name ship of her class of light cruisers for the Royal Navy. The cruiser took part in several battles in the Mediterranean and Arctic theatres of war.
Dido was laid down on 26 October 1937 and was commissined on 30 September 1940 as the fourth ship of her class, despite being its namesake. In 1941 she was refitted in New York and rejoined the Mediterranean Fleet in December 1941. The first three months of 1942 were spent on convoy escort duty between Alexandria and Malta but in March that year, Dido took part in a bombardment of Rhodes. On 18 August 1942 Dido was brought to Massawa for major repairs to a bomb-damaged stern. Dido then spent the rest of the year supporting the British campaign in North Africa before being transferred to the Western Mediterranean Fleet in December 1942.
In April 1943, Dido returned to Liverpool for a 3-month refit before rejoining the Western Mediterranean squadron. On 12 September 1943, Dido escorted 600 troops to Taranto where the Italian Fleet surrendered. In August 1944 Dido supported the Allied landings in France and September of the same year, Dido returned to the UK. In October 1944, Dido then escorted a convoy to Russia before supporting carrier strikes off Norway.
In July 1945, Dido took King George VI and Queen Elizabeth to the Isle of Man.
In 1953 she took part in the Fleet Review to celebrate the Coronation of Queen Elizabeth II, where she was flagship of the Reserve Fleet. She was subsequently decommissioned and sold for scrap in 1957.
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