BRICKSHIPS
BRICKSHIPS
KMS Bismarck
Details about the model:
Length: 52.1 cm (20.5in)
Width: 7.9 cm (3.1in)
Height: 13.8 cm (5.4in)
Scale: 1:485
Total parts: 1'537
One custom printed 1x2 Tile
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:
The Bismarck was the lead ship of the German Bismarck-class battleships, which were the biggest battleships ever constructed by Germany and also the largest ships out of any European power in terms of displacement.
The Bismarck was laid down on 1 July 1936 in Hamburg, launched on 14 February 1939 and was commissioned on 24 August 1940. Three weeks after her commissioning Bismarck departed for Kiel Bay to begin Sea Trials. On 19 May 1941 she then took part in her first and only operation: "Operation Rheinübung". The operation would have Bismarck and the heavy cruiser Prinz Eugen break into the Atlantic Ocean and sink Allied convoys.
While the ships anchored in Norway, a Supermarine Spitfire was able to spot the Bismarck and take an aerial reconnaissance photo. In response to that, the British then sent out the battlecruiser HMS Hood and the battleship Prince of Wales in order to intercept the two ships. Bismarck and Prinz Eugen had meanwhile left Norway and headed for Denmark Street, where they encountered the British cruisers Suffolk and Norfolk. During the short engagement the concussion from firing the main guns damaged the radar system on the Bismarck, which led to Prinz Eugen taking the lead so she could use her functioning radar.
On 24 May 1941, the Bismarck and the Prinz Eugen encountered the HMS Hood and the HMS Prince of Wales in Denmark Street. Hood and Prince of Wales immediately opened fire and shortly after, the Bismarck and Prinz Eugen fired back. While Hood was making a turn, a salvo from the Bismarck penetrated Hood's deck armour and detonated inside her ammunition magazine, ripping the ship in half and sinking it, only 8 minutes after the engagement had begun. The two German ships then concentrated fire on the Prince of Wales, which retreated 15 minutes later after having sustained significant damage. During the battle Bismarck was hit by three shells from Prince of Wales, one of which hit the fuel oil storage in the bow of the ship, causing oil leakage. Because of that, Bismarck was to return to Brest where the damage could be repaired.
With the loss of the HMS Hood, the British mobilized 43 warships to pursue the Bismarck which was sailing towards Brest. One of them was the aircraft carrier Ark Royal, whose torpedo bombers attacked the Bismarck in the evening on 26 May 1941 and managed to land a hit on the stern near the rudder, jamming it and therefore rendering the Bismarck manoeuvrable. During the night and the following morning, the Bismarck was attacked by several British destroyers, two cruisers and the Battleships King George V and Rodney. In total more than 2'800 shells were fired at the Bismarck, 400 of which hit, yet none of them were able to sink the ship. In the late morning on 27 May 1941 the ship was abandoned and scuttling charges were installed. As the charges detonated, the ship slowly capsized and sank by the stern. Only 114 of the more than 2'200 men survived.
The wreck of the Bismarck was discovered on 8 June 1989 about 650 kilometres west of Brest.
KMS Bismarck
Details about the model:
Length: 52.1 cm (20.5in)
Width: 7.9 cm (3.1in)
Height: 13.8 cm (5.4in)
Scale: 1:485
Total parts: 1'537
One custom printed 1x2 Tile
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:
The Bismarck was the lead ship of the German Bismarck-class battleships, which were the biggest battleships ever constructed by Germany and also the largest ships out of any European power in terms of displacement.
The Bismarck was laid down on 1 July 1936 in Hamburg, launched on 14 February 1939 and was commissioned on 24 August 1940. Three weeks after her commissioning Bismarck departed for Kiel Bay to begin Sea Trials. On 19 May 1941 she then took part in her first and only operation: "Operation Rheinübung". The operation would have Bismarck and the heavy cruiser Prinz Eugen break into the Atlantic Ocean and sink Allied convoys.
While the ships anchored in Norway, a Supermarine Spitfire was able to spot the Bismarck and take an aerial reconnaissance photo. In response to that, the British then sent out the battlecruiser HMS Hood and the battleship Prince of Wales in order to intercept the two ships. Bismarck and Prinz Eugen had meanwhile left Norway and headed for Denmark Street, where they encountered the British cruisers Suffolk and Norfolk. During the short engagement the concussion from firing the main guns damaged the radar system on the Bismarck, which led to Prinz Eugen taking the lead so she could use her functioning radar.
On 24 May 1941, the Bismarck and the Prinz Eugen encountered the HMS Hood and the HMS Prince of Wales in Denmark Street. Hood and Prince of Wales immediately opened fire and shortly after, the Bismarck and Prinz Eugen fired back. While Hood was making a turn, a salvo from the Bismarck penetrated Hood's deck armour and detonated inside her ammunition magazine, ripping the ship in half and sinking it, only 8 minutes after the engagement had begun. The two German ships then concentrated fire on the Prince of Wales, which retreated 15 minutes later after having sustained significant damage. During the battle Bismarck was hit by three shells from Prince of Wales, one of which hit the fuel oil storage in the bow of the ship, causing oil leakage. Because of that, Bismarck was to return to Brest where the damage could be repaired.
With the loss of the HMS Hood, the British mobilized 43 warships to pursue the Bismarck which was sailing towards Brest. One of them was the aircraft carrier Ark Royal, whose torpedo bombers attacked the Bismarck in the evening on 26 May 1941 and managed to land a hit on the stern near the rudder, jamming it and therefore rendering the Bismarck manoeuvrable. During the night and the following morning, the Bismarck was attacked by several British destroyers, two cruisers and the Battleships King George V and Rodney. In total more than 2'800 shells were fired at the Bismarck, 400 of which hit, yet none of them were able to sink the ship. In the late morning on 27 May 1941 the ship was abandoned and scuttling charges were installed. As the charges detonated, the ship slowly capsized and sank by the stern. Only 114 of the more than 2'200 men survived.
The wreck of the Bismarck was discovered on 8 June 1989 about 650 kilometres west of Brest.
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