HMS Prince of Wales (53) British Royal Navy 1/1250 Scale Diecast Metal Model by Atlas

HMS Prince of Wales (53) British Royal Navy 1/1250 Scale Diecast Metal Model by Atlas

$ 24.99

1/1250 Scale British Royal Navy HMS Prince of Wales (53): Length: 7", Width: 1.25"

The collection of World War II Warships from Atlas at 1/1250 scale come already assembled and painted. There is no assembly or painting needed. They are constructed of diecast metal and plastic parts. They have no moving parts. Each ship is attached to a removable display stand and each display stand has a metal nameplate. The base of the stand measures 4.75" by 1.75".

These models are made for display and are not really toys. They are very fragile and will not last long if played with. The recommended age is 14 years and older.

The models come packaged inside a plastic shell and this in turn is inside a cardboard box measuring 10.25" by 2" by 4"

HMS Prince of Wales was a King George V-class battleship of the Royal Navy, built at the Cammell Laird shipyard in Birkenhead, England. She was involved in several key actions of the Second World War, including the battle of Denmark Strait against the German battleship Bismarck, operations escorting convoys in the Mediterranean, and her final action and sinking in the Pacific in 1941.

Prince of Wales had an extensive battle history, first seeing action in August 1940 while still being outfitted in her drydock, being attacked and damaged by German aircraft. Her brief but storied career ended 10 December 1941, when Prince of Wales and battlecruiser HMS Repulse became the first capital ships to be sunk solely by air power on the open sea, a harbinger of the diminishing role this class of ships was subsequently to play in naval warfare. The wreck lies upside down in 223 feet (68 m) of water, near Kuantan, in the South China Sea.