¹⁄1200

Revell of Germany have just announced the release of their 1/1200th HMS Duke of York.

We understand that this kitset will comprise of 45 individual parts and will build up to a finished model 175mm long.

The full details to hand of the kitset are outlined below:

HMS Duke of York
Manufacturer: Revell of Germany
Scale: 1/1200
Regular Price: To be advised
Release date: Available July 2010
Item code: 05811

Check out the released image of the kitset.

Image courtesy of Revell of Germany.

Ships History
The Duke of York, one of the five King George V battleships, was launched on 28.02.1940 and completed on 2.11.1941.

Her first mission was to take Prime Minister Churchill to the USA.

The ship was used in European waters throughout the war, mostly as a protection vessel for the convoys bound for Murmansk.

Speed: 28 knots

Armament: ten 35,6 cm cannon/ sixteen 13,3 cm cannon thirty two 4 cm pom-pom AA guns

Crew: 1420 men

Ships History courtesy of Revell of Germany.