"Her Majesty's Ship"

The Cossack was one of the famous '' Tribal '' class of destroyers, built for the Royal Navy btween 1938 and 1939, HMS Cossack was built by Vickers-Armstrong and completed in june 1938, In February 1940, the Cossack was one of a patrol operating off the Norwegian coast when she received a report that the German tanker the '' Altmark '' had been sighted. The Cossack pursued the '' Altmark '' into an Ice-covered fjord, and a boarding party captured the German ship, liberating 299 British Merchant Seaman who were held prisoner on board. Soon afther, in April 1940, the Cossack took part in the second battle of Narvik and received heavy damage. In May 1941, the Cossack was once again in action, this time against the '' Bismarck '' preparing the way for her eventual sinking by torpedo. The Cossack herself was sunk off Gribraltar on 27th October 1941, afther being torpedoed by a German U-boat. The Cossack was 379ft. long overall with a displacement of 1870 tons. Armament consisted of eight 4.7in guns, one four barrel 2-pounder ''pom-pom'', two o.5in. multiple machine guns and four 21in. torpedo tubes. Total power was 44000shp giving a maximum speed of 36,5 knots

Afmeting Cossack:

Lengte 192mm
breed 18.5mm

HMS Hotspur

Early in world War II HMS Hotspur was severly damaged in the first battle of Narvik in 1940. Just six months later came another signal, this time from the Mediterrenean reporting extensive damage in action. In the first half of 1941 she was making a regular run with supplies from Alexandria to the beleaguered garrison at Tobruk and also played a prominent part in the evacuation of Crete. In November of that year she was attacked by torpedo bombers, but escaped damage. HMS Hotspur was on the Atlantic convoys from February 1943 until March 1944 when she joined the D-Day invasion protection and escort group. at the end of 1945 she took part in Operation Deadfight, the scutting of the German U-boat fleet in the North Atlantic. In March 1946 HMS Hotspur escorted HMS Superb when HRM Princess Elizabeth, visited Belfast. HMS Hotspur was launched on the 23rd March, 1936, and had a length of 323ft, Armament consisted four 4.7in guns, two o.5in mutiple machine guns, and eight 21in torpedo tubes. She had two shafts and a speed of 36 knots.

Afmeting Hotspur:

lengte 164mm
breed 16,8mm

HMS Campbeltown

This ship will always be remembered for her part in the heroic sea raid on St.Nazaire on March 28th, 1942. On that great occasion she was a destroyer wich orginally belonged to the U.S.Navy. She was launched at Barth Iron works, Bath, Maine, on January 2nd. 1919 and named Buchanan. under lease-lend aid she was one of fifty destroyers transferred to the Royal Navy early in the war. In September 1940, she was commissioned in the first Town class squadron of destroyers and allocated for duty in the Western Approaches with the 7th Escort Group, Liverpool. later she served with the Atlantic convoys and in one action she helped to sink the U-401. HMS Campbeltown had a length of 314ft, a beam of 31ft, and a maximum draught of 9ft, displacement was 1154tons. Armament consisted of four 4in guns, one 3in. anti-aircraft gun and four sets of triple 21in torpedo tubes, her normal complement was 102. Power provided by Parsons marine steam turbines giving 24,200shp.

Afmeting Campbeltown

lengte 159mm
breed 15,7mm

The German '' Narvik '' class destroyer was a formidable ship and in terms of armament and speed could almost be likened to a light cruiser. armed with 5.9in guns and able to carry up to 60 mines, these ships operated mainly in Norwegian waters and although many were lost in action against superior forces, a number survived the war to sail with Allied navies. Developed from earlier Leberecht Maass and von Roeder class destroyers built pre-war, the Narviks consisted of 17 ships designated Z23 - Z39 and all laid down between 1939-1941. The kit depicts Z28 wich was a flotilla leader, had a slighty revised armament layout and an enlarged aft accommodation area. Launched in 1940 she became leader of the 8th Zerstörer-Flotille Narvik surviving until March 1945 when she was sunk by Allied aircraft. Z28 had a dispacement of 2.596 tons, a compliment of 327 officers and men, a range of 5.800 miles at 19kt and a armament of four 5.9 in, six 37mm AA, seven 20 mm guns and eight 21in torpdo tubes.

Afmeting Narvik class Destroyer Z-28: