Classic Kit VINTAGE ship A03202V - HMS Devonshire (1:600)

Boat model to glue. Size: 1:600; 26.5 cm. The package contains: 80 parts to glue together.



Original and model information:

Representing the first of a new type of vessel for the modern British Royal Navy, HMS Devonshire (D02) was the first of the new County-class destroyers to be built around the Seaslug surface-to-air missile system. Devonshire, a fleet defender designed to shoot down high-flying enemy aircraft before they could launch their anti-ship munitions, was launched in June 1960 and commissioned in November 1962. She was the first vessel of her type to enter service with the Royal Navy, and the first Royal Navy ship ever to fire Seaslug missiles. This missile has only been used in live action once, when fired by HMS Antrim during the Falklands War, although it must be said with rather disappointing results.


Devonshire was decommissioned in 1978 and spent the next six years languishing in Portsmouth harbor as a planned sale to the Egyptian Navy fell through. For such an important ship, she met a rather infamous end - she was sunk by HMS Splendid in the North Atlantic on 17 July 1984, just days after serving as a floating target for Sea-Eagle anti-ship missile tests.




Model Details:

Scale: 1:600

Number of parts: 80

Length: 265 mm

Width: 27mm

Difficulty: 3

Flying Hours Points: 1



Recommended for children from 8 years old.



Warning: Danger of suffocation! The product contains small parts. NOT SUITABLE FOR CHILDREN UNDER 3 YEARS!