“Kronprinz” WWI German Battleship Battleship “Kronprinz” belonged to “König” class of the Kaiser German Navy of WWI period. “Kronprinz” was laid down at Germania-Werft in Kiel 07.1912, launched 21.02.1914 and commissioned 08.11.1914.

Battleships of “König” class were mighty vessels, excellently geared for North Sea conditions.

The four sisterships formed the 3 rd Squadron of Open Sea Navy (Hochseeflotte).

The 3 rd Squadron of Battleships took part in all battle operations of Open Sea Navy after the WWI started.

One of the sorties caused the Battle of Jutland May 31 – June 1, 1916, – the greatest and fierce sea battle of WWI.

British battleships “Warspite”, ”Valiant” and “Malaya” were severely damaged by the fire of the 3 rd Squadron of Battleships.

After the armistice was signed the German Navy was interned by alliances at Scapa-Flow, where almost all vessels, including all 4 “König” sisterships, were scuttled by their crews June 21, 1919. ITEM NUMBER S.003 SCALE 1:350 DATE 15.01.2017 TIME PERIOD WW1 MARKINGS Battleship “Kronprinz”, 1918 Battleship “Kronprinz”, 1915. BOX SIZE 525 x 263 x 56 mm NUMBER OF DETAILS 503 MODEL SIZE (LENGTH X HEIGHT) 510

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• Scale: 1/350

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