König WWI German Battleship Battleship König belonged to the number of the most illustrious ships of Kaiser German Navy of WWI period. König (the King), was laid down at Imperial Shipyard in Wilhelmshaven 3.10.1911, launched 1.03.1913 and commissioned 9.08.1914.
Battleships of König type were mighty vessels, excellently geared for North Sea conditions.
The four sisterships formed the 3 rd Squadron of Open Sea Navy (Hochseeflotte). König became the flagship of Rear Admiral Benke.
The 3 rd Squadron of Battleships took part in all battle operations of Open Sea Navy after the WWI started.
One of the sorties caused the Battle of Jutland May 31 June 1, 1916, the greatest and fierce sea battle of WWI.
British battleships Warspite, Valiant and Malaya were severely damaged. König took part in Moonsund operation at Baltic Sea against Russian Navy, September-October, 1917.
After the armistice was signed the German Navy was interned by alliances at Scapa-Flow, where almost all vessels, including all 4 König sisterships, were scuttled by their crews June 21, 1919. ITEM NUMBER S.001 SCALE 1:350 DATE 15.01.2017 TIME PERIOD WW1 MARKINGS Battleship König, 1918.
Battleship König, 1914. BOX SIZE 525 x 263 x 56 mm NUMBER OF DETAILS 507 MODEL SIZE (LENGTH X HEIGHT) 503 mm
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