German battleship BISMARCK COBI 4854 - World War II 1:700

Did you know:

• The ship bears the name of the Prussian minister and later German Chancellor Otto Eduard Leopold von Bismarck-Schönhausen.
• Construction of the ship began on July 1, 1936, and Adolf Hitler was also present at the ceremonial launch.
• People are simply incorrigible, and the manufacturer Blohm & Voss also declared this ship unsinkable. As we know today, this was not true.
• Work on the battleship Bismarck cost a total of 200 million Reichsmarks, which is approximately €820,000,000 today.
• Germany falsified the actual displacement, which was 50,900 t, by stating only 35,000 t in the official documentation in order not to violate the German-British agreement.
• The vessel was equipped with eight 380 mm caliber guns capable of firing a 750 kg projectile over a distance of 36 kilometers.
• Some parts of the ship were armored with Wotan chromium-nickel steel with a thickness of up to 360 mm.
• The British pilot who seriously damaged the Bismarck with a torpedo from the obsolete Swordfish aircraft was named Jock Moffat.
• The battleship Bismarck was sunk on May 27, 1941, at 10:45 a.m. after a relentless battle with Allied naval and air forces.
• The sinking of the Bismarck on the order of W. Churchill was very important for strengthening the morale of the British army and changed the Allies’ perception of Germany’s alleged invincibility.
• In 1989, R. Ballard discovered the wreck of the Bismarck at a depth of 4,800 m, and the photographs taken show an almost undamaged hull; thus, the ship most likely went down only after the opening of the sea valves so that it would not fall into Allied hands.

Technical specifications:

• dimensions: length 241.55 m, beam 36 m, draft 9.3 m
• displacement 41,700 t, maximum 50,900 t
• armor of chromium-nickel steel: sides 145–320 mm, deck 110–120 mm, conning tower up to 360 mm
• propulsion by 12 Wagner steam boilers supplying 3 Blohm & Voss turbines with an output of 150,170 hp
• power transmitted to 3 propellers with a diameter of 4.7 m
• fuel: fuel oil
• maximum speed 56 km/h
• maximum range 16,430 km
• crew 2,220 men
• armament: 8× heavy gun L47 SK C/34 caliber 38 cm + 12× gun L55 SK-C/28 caliber 150 mm + 16× gun caliber 105 mm + 16× 37 mm cannon and 20× 20 mm anti-aircraft cannon
• shipborne aircraft: 4× Arado Ar 196

From the letters of Otto von Bismarck, 1853:

“If the British army were to appear on the other side of the Channel, I would send a policeman to arrest it.”

From the order of Winston Churchill, 1941:

“Your task is to sink Bismarck. Nothing is more important at this moment. I order you to take all steps necessary to ensure this task is accomplished.”

About the building set :

• COBI building set 4854 battleship Bismarck is made of 590 high-quality ABS parts
• scale 1:700 
  
• collection World War II
• pad printed – no stickers
• faithful detailing
• made in the EU