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706709 1/700 German Navy Aircraft Carrier DKM Graf Zeppelin
706709 1/700 German Navy Aircraft Carrier DKM Graf Zeppelin
 
Retail Price: $76.50
Scale: 1/700
Brand: TRUMPETER

Stock Status: In Stock

Product Code: 706709
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FlugzeugtrgerA Zeppelin class aircraft carrier GRAF ZEPPELIN was the German Kriegsmarinesonly aircraft carrier of a planned fleet of four to have been built. With a displacementof more than 33,500 tons, the hull was laid down on December 28 1936 at DeutscheWerke in Kiel. A combination of disputes between the Kriegsmarine and German Air Force, the subsequent outbreak of World War II, and Hitler's decision to divert a large part of the Navy's fundsto the development of submarines, led to construction of the carrier being shelved in 1940. Work resumed in 1942but was cancelled again in 1943 and never completed. In order to avoid the partially finishedship falling to Soviet forces, GRAF ZEPPELIN was scuttled off the Polish coast on April 25 1945. It was capturedby the Soviets and raised, perhaps for target practice, before sinking againtwo years later in 1947. The wreck of GRAF ZEPPELIN was discoveredin July 2006 by a Polish oil company survey vessel.