
Length of the model 100 cm.
HMS Gotland, officially HM Cruiser Gotland was a cruiser belonging to the Swedish Navy. The ship was launched on 14 September 1933 and delivered on 14 December 1934. Gotland was built as an aircraft cruiser and had a flight deck on which to carry eight aircraft. These were fired off using a compressed air-powered catapult, and lifted on board by a lifting crane at the stern. At the outbreak of World War II, the ship was one of the most modern in the Swedish Navy, and was part of the Coast Fleet during the war. It was Gotland that discovered at an exercise in the Kattegat in 1941 that the German ships Bismarck and Prinz Eugen were on their way to Norway, which later came to be passed on to the British Navy.
In the winter of 1943-1944, the development of aviation had made Gotland's aircraft obsolete, so the aircraft equipment was scrapped and the ship was rebuilt into a powerful anti-aircraft cruiser. Both before and after World War II, Gotland was used as the navy's long voyage ship as she represented Sweden and trained cadets. In 1956, the ship was placed on materiel readiness where she remained until decommissioning on 1 July 1960. In 1962, the ship was sold for scrapping in Ystad.
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Length of the model 100 cm.
HMS Gotland, officially HM Cruiser Gotland was a cruiser belonging to the Swedish Navy. The ship was launched on 14 September 1933 and delivered on 14 December 1934. Gotland was built as an aircraft cruiser and had a flight deck on which to carry eight aircraft. These were fired off using a compressed air-powered catapult, and lifted on board by a lifting crane at the stern. At the outbreak of World War II, the ship was one of the most modern in the Swedish Navy, and was part of the Coast Fleet during the war. It was Gotland that discovered at an exercise in the Kattegat in 1941 that the German ships Bismarck and Prinz Eugen were on their way to Norway, which later came to be passed on to the British Navy.
In the winter of 1943-1944, the development of aviation had made Gotland's aircraft obsolete, so the aircraft equipment was scrapped and the ship was rebuilt into a powerful anti-aircraft cruiser. Both before and after World War II, Gotland was used as the navy's long voyage ship as she represented Sweden and trained cadets. In 1956, the ship was placed on materiel readiness where she remained until decommissioning on 1 July 1960. In 1962, the ship was sold for scrapping in Ystad.
Source: Wikipedia.
Insignificant wear.
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