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HMS INDEFATIGABLE MODEL
The
HMS Indefatigable and two other ships of the same class served in the Royal Navy and the
Royal Australian Navy during World War I. The design resembled the contemporary
dreadnought of the Royal Navy, but sacrificed armor
protection and one turret from the main battery for a
4-knot speed advantage.
Originally
HMS Indefatigable was the only ship of the class, but
HMS Australia and HMS New Zealand were later built as
part of a scheme to improve the defense of the
Dominions.
HMS
Indefatigable was in the Mediterranean where she pursued
the German warships Goeben and Breslau as they fled
towards Turkey. HMS Australia was still under repair
after a collision with New Zealand before the Battle of
Jutland so only HMS Indefatigable and HMS New Zealand
were present where the former was destroyed by a
magazine explosion.
Both HMS
Australia and HMS New Zealand spent much uneventful time
at sea after Jutland waiting for the next appearance of
the High Seas Fleet, but that had been forbidden by the
Kaiser. HMS New Zealand conducted Admiral Jellicoe on
his tour of India and the Dominions after the war while
HMS Australia returned home where she again became the
flagship of the Royal Australian Navy.
HMS New
Zealand was sold for scrap in 1922 while HMS Australia
lasted two years more before being scuttled to comply
with the terms of the Washington Naval Treaty.
This primarily wood model of the
HMS Indefatigable is
22" long x 12" tall x 6" wide (1/350 scale)
$2,590  Shipping
and insurance in the contiguous USA included. Other
places: $200 flat rate. This
model is in stock and can be shipped within 5
business days.
We also accept
commissions to build larger models. The next popular
scale would be 1/200, 42" long. Email us for a
quote.
Learn more about the
HMS Indefatigable here:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indefatigable-class_battlecruiser
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