PAPER MODEL KIT CIVIL FLEET EAGLE STEAMER 1/200 OREL 85

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PAPER MODEL KIT CIVIL FLEET "EAGLE" STEAMER

OREL 85

Manufacturer: Orel (Ukraine)
Scale: 1/200
Material: Paper
Condition: New 
Number of sheets: 18 sheets of A4

In 1878 Emperor Alexander III was established the Voluntary Fleet with the purpose to have a fit for military ships needs, which could be armed and the use-Call as auxiliary cruisers, hospital ships or ships for transportation Desan-ta. One of the sources of funds for the construction of ships were donations from rus-ing cities. July 6, 1908 by Emperor Nicholas II was approved by the decision of the holiday means to create steamship communications in the Far East, which was the basis for the order abroad Voluntary fleet of five new ships. for the construction of the German Order was issued by the company "F. Sheehan. " According to the contract the firm was obliged to build in 5 first-class single-rotor post and passenger steamers spardechnogo type. Since the court planned to use for a special service in the military VRE-name, were provided mountings for the 3 120-mm guns, a place for laying on deck rail for transportation of cargo holds aft minefields. Internal premises-tion calculated on transportation of 600 marines. The number of civil-pass senger planned as follows: in the cabins of 1st class - 62 passengers, 2nd class - 20 pass fats, 3rd class - 100 passengers. State of the ship composition consisted of 95 people. April 13, 1909 names were assigned to ships under construction: three large - "Eagle", "Poltava", "Ryazan"; the rest - "Simbirsk", "Penza". August 1, 1909 the ship "Eagle" came to the test, and has already started to carry out flights in the Far East at the end of the year, along with "Poltava". With the onset of World War I "Eagle" became a part of the C-Birsk Flotilla as an auxiliary cruiser and was fitted with combat-diyami yell: two 120-mm and two 75-mm and four 47-mm. Later it used as a training ship. In 1922 the company was sold to the English, who gave him the name «Silvia». In 1934, the ship became the property of the shipping company of Gongong was ne-to rename the «Haitan»; during World War II it was mobilized and included in the British Navy. In June 1946 it was returned to the owner, and in 1950 to cut metal in Hong Kong.