HMS GOTLAND Battleship 40\" - Handmade Wooden Warship Model

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HMS GOTLAND Battleship 40\" - Handmade Wooden Warship Model :
$499.00

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DIMENSION Approx.: 39.75\" (long) x4.75\" (wide) x14.75\" (high)

• Our models are 100% hand built from scratch by skillful master craftsmen,ready to display and not from any sort of kit.

• We use the plank-on-frame method to build our models.Themodel has beenmade from finest woods and metal.
  

• The model is a perfect gift for home or office decoration, boatenthusiastor passionate will be shipped within one or two business days after receiving the payment. A tracking number will be provided

• Please contact us for shipping rate if you want to ship to Alaska, Puerto Rico, Hawaii or other countries.Wereservethe right to decline shipping to somecountriesfor safety reasonof the package.
• International customer:Customer will beresponsible for any taxes/duties at your country. Please contact your customs for import regulation
  
• Guarantee to arrive safety. All shipments are FULLY INSURED withprofessional 100% secure packing

TERMS OF SALE
For damaged item during shipping:

• Contact us immediately within 3 days of shipment arrival.

• Email us pictures of the damage within 3 days of contacting us for this claim. There is no exception of this policy as required by carriers
  

• The item will be replaced at no cost or a full refund will be issued when replacement is unavailable. For other reasons please contact us to get a return authorization

HMS Gotland was a seaplane cruiser of the Swedish Navy built by Götaverken.The design of the ship started out in December 1926 as a seaplane carrier with room for twelve aircraft. When presented with the design Sweden\'s Naval Construction Board decided that they wanted the ship to have cruiser and minelaying functions as well as operating as a seaplane carrier. The resulting 5000 ton design presented in January 1927 proved impossible to build within the available budget of Sk16.5 million. The design was then reduced in size requiring one of the forward turrets be removed. Its guns were then placed in casements either side of the superstructure. The construction contract for the ship was issued on 7 June 1930.
S 9, Hawker Osprey, Ready for start on HMS GotlandIts aircraft complement consisted of six Hawker Osprey seaplanes. It had capacity for eight and attempts were made to purchase two more, unsuccessfully since they weren\'t manufactured anymore. The planes were found to suffer from wave damage during rough weather often forcing the ship to return to port.During World War II Gotland sighted the German battleship Bismarck when it broke out of the Baltic Sea. That was reported to Swedish Navy headquarters but the message was intercepted by the British embassy which triggered the allied chase of the great battleship.HMS Gotland was converted in 1944 to an anti-aircraft cruiser due to a lack of modern seaplanes. This involved the removal of the seaplanes and the addition of four 40 mm Bofors guns and two 20mm L/70 guns.The Ospreys continued in service at harbour bases with the last being decommissioned on 2 December 1947.After World War II she served as a training ship. Starting 1953 and finishing in 1954 she was modified to allow her to serve as fighter direction ship in the event of war as well as a trainer in peacetime. She was decommissioned in 1956, stricken in 1960, sold in 1962 and finally scrapped in 1963.

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HMS GOTLAND Battleship 40\" - Handmade Wooden Warship Model :
$499.00