PAPER MODEL KIT MILITARY FLEET ARMOR BOAT MERMAID 1/100 OREL 60

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PAPER MODEL KIT MILITARY FLEET ARMOR BOAT MERMAID

OREL 60

Manufacturer: Orel (Ukraine)
Scale: 1/100
Material: Paper
Condition: New 

Number of sheets: 42 sheets of A4

March 9, 1864 has been officially approved the construction of "eight new armored ships", that navy is expected to build in Russia solely of domestic materials. To build the project chose English company "Mitchell and K °", which revised shipbuilding technical committee served as the basis for a contract to build two two-tower boats. January 14, 1865 a contract was signed with the merchant SG Kudryavtsev about building "two iron armored tower ships. In May 1865, after the preparation of the stocks" Galerny island "began hull work. Order of 29 May 1865 the boats was given the name" The Enchantress "and" Mermaid ". May 25, 1866 held . official ships laying ships launched on August 31, 1867, and by the spring of 1969 they were prepared to plavaniyu.V 1869 both ships were included in the armored squadron of the Baltic sea first voyage revealed many structural shortcomings tower boats,. the most important of them -. low freeboard and poor maneuverability When the excitement only 1-2 points and low speed water flooded the upper deck, penetrating into the body through the gaps between the deck and the towers and other openings Some design flaws persists in 1870-1874. gg. The tragic death of "Mermaid", together with the whole crew, led by experienced commander captain 2nd rank VH Ienishem occurred September 7, 1893 it happened at vosmibalnom wind on the transition from Revel to Helsingfors. A special commission called the next most likely cause of death: a ship-load losses due to flooding boiler rooms through hatches; loss of control due to breakage shturtrosa. Ships such as "Mermaid" - the latest and most advanced ship in the Baltic coastal defense with a minimum height of fully armored freeboard. In the course of their construction and operation determined the necessity of combining reliable protection with sufficient seaworthiness. The solution to this problem is reflected in the following types of armored ships - the tower frigates.