Monday, August 20, 2007 - 12:46 PM UTC
Ahoy mates. H-P Models sends us news of four more interesting 1/700 AA Battery Ships. This time it's the 1944 Niobe and Undine, the 1943-44 Ariadne and the 1940-45 Arcona.
WWII-WL-G-083 AA-Battery-Ship Niobe -1944

Laid down: Fijenoord Rotterdam, 1898
Launched: 28.09.1898
Commissioned: 16.07.1900
Fate: sunk on 16.07.1944
Due out - End of August 07

WWII-WL-G-084 AA-Battery-Ship Undine -1944

Laid down: Rijkswerf Amsterdam, 1900
Launched: 22.09.1906
Commissioned: 22.04.1908
Fate: scrapped 1975
Due out - Coming soon

WWII-WL-G-085 AA-Battery-Ship Ariadne -1943/45

Laid down: Rijkswerf Amsterdam, 1900
Launched: 07.06.1902
Commissioned: 05.01.1904
Fate: scrapped after 1955
Due out - Coming soon

WWII-WL-G-086 AA-Battery-Ship Arcona -1940/45

Laid down: AG. Weser Bremen, 1899
Launched: 10.08.1900
Commissioned: 18.05.1901 (27.05.1940 as floating AA battery)
Fate: scrapped 1948/1949
Due out - Coming soon
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Halfyank
For those wanting more info... Niobe: ex Dutch Gelderland coastal defense ship. Undine: ex Dutch Vliereede coastal defense ship. Ariadne: ex Dutch Ijmuiden coastal defense ship. Arcona: Originally a German pre-World War One cruiser. When I first saw this news item yesterday I was going to launch into a mini rant about H-P coming out without such obscure AA ships only because they were German. They then redeemed themselves by also announcing the upcoming RN London class cruisers, so I'll give them a gold star.
AUG 21, 2007 - 11:14 PM
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