Description
Trumpeter 1/350 HMS York WW2 British York Class Heavy Cruiser
This highly detailed kit is supplied with 2 No. sets of photoetch, including all railings and ladders and a brass anchor chain. The kit measures 500.8mm in length, and a beam of 49.7 mm and contains over 330 parts. A small decal sheet includes the stern name plaques and the ship’s badge mounted on the bridge, as well as ensign flags and markings for the Walrus aircraft carried on board.
HMS York was classed as a heavy cruiser and the half sister of HMS Exeter, possessing 6 No. 8 inch guns, arranged on 3 three turrets and was commissioned in May 1930, spending the pre war years, serving on the North American and West Indies Stations. At the outbreak of WWII, she initially acted as an escort to North Atlantic convoys, and then participating in the Norwegian Campaign in April 1940, prior to being transferred to the Mediterranean. She was then unfortunately disabled by Italian explosive motorboats at Suda Bay, Crete in March 1941, and steered onto a sandbar, to be used as an anti-aircraft gun platform, before being damaged beyond repair by German bombers. She was salvaged in 1952 and scrapped shortly thereafter, in Bari, Italy.
For those wishing to super detail the kit the following aftermarket products are available;
Eduard additional photo-etch
Replacement 3D turrets and boats, and armament etc, available from Micro Master of New Zealand.
