{"product_id":"amt-1-350-german-battleship-bismarck-model-kit","title":"Tamiya 1\/350 German Battleship Bismarck Model Kit","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eBismarck\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ewas the first of two\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca title=\"Bismarck-class battleship\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Bismarck-class_battleship\"\u003e\u003ci\u003eBismarck\u003c\/i\u003e-class\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca title=\"Battleship\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Battleship\"\u003ebattleships\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ebuilt for\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca title=\"Nazi Germany\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Nazi_Germany\"\u003eNazi Germany\u003c\/a\u003e's\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan title=\"German-language text\"\u003e\u003ci lang=\"de\"\u003e\u003ca title=\"Kriegsmarine\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Kriegsmarine\"\u003eKriegsmarine\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e. Named after Chancellor\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca title=\"Otto von Bismarck\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Otto_von_Bismarck\"\u003eOtto von Bismarck\u003c\/a\u003e, the ship was\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca title=\"Keel laying\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Keel_laying\"\u003elaid down\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eat the\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca title=\"Blohm \u0026amp; Voss\" class=\"mw-redirect\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Blohm_%26_Voss\"\u003eBlohm \u0026amp; Voss\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eshipyard in\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca title=\"Hamburg\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Hamburg\"\u003eHamburg\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ein July 1936 and\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca title=\"Ship launching\" class=\"mw-redirect\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Ship_launching\"\u003elaunched\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ein February 1939. Work was completed in August 1940, when she was\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca title=\"Ship commissioning\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Ship_commissioning\"\u003ecommissioned\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003einto the German fleet.\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eBismarck\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eand her sister ship\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca title=\"German battleship Tirpitz\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/German_battleship_Tirpitz\"\u003e\u003ci\u003eTirpitz\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ewere the largest battleships ever built by Germany, and two of the largest built by any European power.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn the course of the warship's eight-month career,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eBismarck\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003econducted only one offensive operation that lasted 8 days in May 1941, codenamed\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan title=\"German-language text\"\u003e\u003ci lang=\"de\"\u003e\u003ca title=\"Operation Rheinübung\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Operation_Rhein%C3%BCbung\"\u003eRheinübung\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e. The ship, along with the\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca title=\"Heavy cruiser\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Heavy_cruiser\"\u003eheavy cruiser\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca title=\"German cruiser Prinz Eugen\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/German_cruiser_Prinz_Eugen\"\u003e\u003ci\u003ePrinz Eugen\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e, was to break into the Atlantic Ocean and raid Allied shipping from North America to Great Britain. The two ships were detected several times off Scandinavia, and British naval units were deployed to block their route. At the\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca title=\"Battle of the Denmark Strait\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Battle_of_the_Denmark_Strait\"\u003eBattle of the Denmark Strait\u003c\/a\u003e, the\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca title=\"Battlecruiser\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Battlecruiser\"\u003ebattlecruiser\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca title=\"HMS Hood\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/HMS_Hood\"\u003eHMS \u003ci\u003eHood\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003einitially engaged\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003ePrinz Eugen\u003c\/i\u003e, probably by mistake, while\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca title=\"HMS Prince of Wales (53)\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/HMS_Prince_of_Wales_(53)\"\u003eHMS \u003ci\u003ePrince of Wales\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eengaged\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eBismarck\u003c\/i\u003e. In the ensuing battle\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eHood\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ewas destroyed by the combined fire of\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eBismarck\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eand\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003ePrinz Eugen\u003c\/i\u003e, which then damaged\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003ePrince of Wales\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eand forced her retreat.\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eBismarck\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003esuffered sufficient damage from three hits by\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003ePrince of Wales\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eto force an end to the raiding mission.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe destruction of\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eHood\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003espurred a relentless pursuit by the\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca title=\"Royal Navy\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Royal_Navy\"\u003eRoyal Navy\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003einvolving dozens of warships. Two days later, heading for\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca title=\"Occupied France\" class=\"mw-redirect\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Occupied_France\"\u003eoccupied France\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003efor repairs,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eBismarck\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ewas attacked by fifteen\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca title=\"Fairey Swordfish\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Fairey_Swordfish\"\u003eFairey Swordfish\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca title=\"Torpedo bomber\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Torpedo_bomber\"\u003etorpedo bombers\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003efrom the aircraft carrier\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca title=\"HMS Ark Royal (91)\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/HMS_Ark_Royal_(91)\"\u003eHMS \u003ci\u003eArk Royal\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e; one scored a hit that rendered the battleship's steering gear inoperable. In\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca title=\"Last battle of Bismarck\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Last_battle_of_Bismarck\"\u003eher final battle\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ethe following morning, the already-crippled\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eBismarck\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ewas engaged by two British battleships and two heavy cruisers, and sustained incapacitating damage and heavy loss of life. The ship was\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca title=\"Scuttling\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Scuttling\"\u003escuttled\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eto prevent her being boarded by the British, and to allow the ship to be abandoned so as to limit further casualties. Most experts agree that the battle damage would have caused her to sink eventually.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLength: 717mm\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBeam: 103mm\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Horizon","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45779033063681,"sku":"TAM78013","price":119.99,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0018\/4644\/4092\/files\/IMG-0693.png?v=1732047005","url":"https:\/\/docs-hobby-shop.myshopify.com\/products\/amt-1-350-german-battleship-bismarck-model-kit","provider":"Docs hobby shop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}