Trumpeter HMS Dreadnought 1907 1:350 – build review

Full Review with Dave Coward

Just before we get on with this review here’s a look at the finished model just to let you see how it all turned out.

Background

HMS Dreadnought was a Royal Navy battleship, the design of which revolutionised naval power. The ship’s entry into service in 1906 represented such an advance in naval technology that her name came to be associated with an entire generation of battleships, the dreadnoughts, as well as the class of ships named after her. Likewise, the generation of ships she made obsolete became known as pre-dreadnoughts. Admiral Sir John “Jacky” Fisher, First Sea Lord of the Board of Admiralty, is credited as the father of Dreadnought. Shortly after he assumed office in 1904, he ordered design studies for a battleship armed solely with 12 in (305 mm) guns and a speed of 21 knots (39 km/h; 24 mph). He convened a Committee on Designs to evaluate the alternative designs and to assist in the detailed design work.

Dreadnought was the first battleship of her era to have a uniform main battery, rather than having a few large guns complemented by a heavy secondary armament of smaller guns. She was also the first capital ship to be powered by steam turbines, making her the fastest battleship in the world at the time of her completion. Her launch helped spark a naval arms race as navies around the world, particularly the Imperial German Navy, rushed to match it in the build-up to the First World War.

Although designed to engage enemy battleships, her only significant action was the ramming and sinking of German submarine SM U-29; thus, she became the only battleship confirmed to have sunk a submarine. Dreadnought did not participate in the Battle of Jutland in 1916 as she was being refitted, nor did she participate in any of the other naval battles in World War I. In July 1916 she was relegated to coastal defence duties in the English Channel, before re-joining the Grand Fleet in 1918. The ship was reduced to reserve in 1919 and sold for scrap two years later.
Wikipedia

Aftermarket Extras:

Wooden Deck – W35046
Tamiya 1:350th Crew set
Eduard PE railings set – ED 53094
MicroMaster NZ: main guns, 12 Pdr guns, Funnels, Ships boats, Range finders, Search Lights

References:

The Battleship Dreadnought: John Robertson

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