Peresvet - paper model

Type: Squadron battleship

Category: Navy

Country: Russia, 1901

Scale: 1:200

Volume: 32 х А4

Guidance in English

Battleship ‘Peresvet’ - participated in the Russian-Japanese War (defence of Port Arthur, battle in the Yellow Sea). After damages it was sunk by the crew, and on the eve of the surrender of the fortress it was additionally undermined. On 29 June 1905 it was raised by Japanese rescuers and in 1909 after the restoration repair under the name ‘Sagami’ was included in the Japanese Navy. At the beginning of 1916 it was bought by the Russian government. The hull and machinery were totally repaired in Vladivostok. On 4 January 1917, when leaving Port Said with English convoy to Kolsky Bay, the ship was blown up in the Mediterranean Sea on a barrage mine laid by the German submarine ‘U-73’, exploded from detonation of ammunition, overturned and sank.

No. 386 - partially revised No. 24 of 2007 issue. The battleship is presented in the colouring of the early stage of its service - until September 1903. The decks are given with wooden texture, the underwater part - with panelling with copper sheets. The model construction and the graphic part of the guidance remain unchanged.

The level of detail is high, recommended for experienced model makers.