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Soyuz Class Battleship
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Soyuz Class Battleship Summary
This is a 3D printed sculpt of the Sovetsky Soyuz class battleship by EBard Models.
The Sovetsky Soyuz-class battleships (Project 23) were a class of battleships begun by the Soviet Union in the late 1930s but never brought into service. They were designed in response to the Bismarck-class battleships being built by Germany. Only four hulls of the fifteen originally planned had been laid down by 1940, when the decision was made to cut the program to only three ships to divert resources to an expanded army rearmament program.
These ships would have rivaled the Imperial Japanese Yamato class and America's planned Montana class in size if any had been completed, although with significantly weaker firepower. The failure of the Soviet armor plate industry to build cemented armor plates thicker than 230 millimeters (9.1 in) would have negated any advantages from the Sovetsky Soyuz class's thicker armor in combat.
Construction of the first four ships was plagued with difficulties as the Soviet shipbuilding and related industries were not prepared to build such large ships. One battleship, Sovetskaya Belorussiya, was cancelled on 19 October 1940 after serious construction flaws were found. Construction of the other three ships was suspended shortly after Nazi Germany invaded the Soviet Union in June 1941, and never resumed. All three of the surviving hulls were scrapped in the late 1940s.
Ships of class:
- Sovetsky Soyuz
- Sovetskaya Ukraina
- Sovetskaya Rossiya
- Sovetskaya Belorussiya
- Sovetskaya Guziya
Insignia can be added to each deck decal to make it easier to identify ship nationality.
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"This is a wonderfully done model from EBard and Greg. Really a great piece to add to the Soviet Navy in A&A. I really cannot over state this, that I cannot wait to see more Soviet ships and French ships that EBard has made and that one day, Greg will put his amazing gifted hands into painting. : )"
Charles Saul - Thursday, November 9, 2023
