Specifications
Type
Battleship
Displacement
34,190 (std) - 38,400 (dpl)
Dimensions
710'00" (oa) x 106'00" (bm) x 31'08" (md)
Armament
9x16" GP [3x3], 12x6" IM [6x2], 6x4·7" HA [6x1], 8x2pdr AA [8x1], 2x24·5" TT [sub beam]
Protection
Magazines: 14·00" sides, 6·75" deck.
Machinery: 13·00" sides, 4·25" deck.
Steering: 4·75" deck, 4·00" end.
Turrets: 16·00" face, 11·00-9·00" sides, 9·00" rear, 7·25" roof.
Barbettes: 15·00-12·00".
Citadel Bulkheads: 12·00/8·00" & 10·00". Anti-torpedo Bulkhead: 1·50".
Machinery
2-shaft Geared Steam Turbines [8 boilers] - 3,965t Oil
Performance
45,000shp = 23·25kts (std) - 22·75kts (dpl) [8,900nm at 15kts]
Complement : 1,315
HMS Rodney Built by Cammell Laid and launched on the 17th December 1925. and commissioned into the Royal navy on the 7th December 1927. HMS Rodney served with the home Fleet 1939 - 1942 with Force H in 1943 and the Home Fleet 1943 to 1945. (being Flagship at Scapa Flow in 1944). HMS Rodney took part in the sinking of the Bismarck on the 27th may 1941. But the ship had major structural problems. and after the sinking of the Bismarck went to Boston for repairs, during winter of 1941 to 1942. This failed to rectify her problems. After the war she was put into reserve in 1945 and finally scrapped at Inverkeithing on the 26th March 1948.
The model
Scale : 1: 200
Length - 108.3 cms
Width-16 cms
Parts: 1550
Type
Battleship
Displacement
34,190 (std) - 38,400 (dpl)
Dimensions
710'00" (oa) x 106'00" (bm) x 31'08" (md)
Armament
9x16" GP [3x3], 12x6" IM [6x2], 6x4·7" HA [6x1], 8x2pdr AA [8x1], 2x24·5" TT [sub beam]
Protection
Magazines: 14·00" sides, 6·75" deck.
Machinery: 13·00" sides, 4·25" deck.
Steering: 4·75" deck, 4·00" end.
Turrets: 16·00" face, 11·00-9·00" sides, 9·00" rear, 7·25" roof.
Barbettes: 15·00-12·00".
Citadel Bulkheads: 12·00/8·00" & 10·00". Anti-torpedo Bulkhead: 1·50".
Machinery
2-shaft Geared Steam Turbines [8 boilers] - 3,965t Oil
Performance
45,000shp = 23·25kts (std) - 22·75kts (dpl) [8,900nm at 15kts]
Complement : 1,315
HMS Rodney Built by Cammell Laid and launched on the 17th December 1925. and commissioned into the Royal navy on the 7th December 1927. HMS Rodney served with the home Fleet 1939 - 1942 with Force H in 1943 and the Home Fleet 1943 to 1945. (being Flagship at Scapa Flow in 1944). HMS Rodney took part in the sinking of the Bismarck on the 27th may 1941. But the ship had major structural problems. and after the sinking of the Bismarck went to Boston for repairs, during winter of 1941 to 1942. This failed to rectify her problems. After the war she was put into reserve in 1945 and finally scrapped at Inverkeithing on the 26th March 1948.
The model
Scale : 1: 200
Length - 108.3 cms
Width-16 cms
Parts: 1550