Description
The success of the USS Monitor at the Battle of Hampton Roads in the American Civil War triggered a wave of “monitor fever” around the world. The Russian Navy built a number of monitors and turret-armed ships and the first, the Smerch (written CMEPY in Cyrillic script – meaning “hurricane”) was launched in 1865.
Designed to help defend the Russian Baltic ports, she never saw action but was in operational use from 1865 to 1947, first as a monitor, then as a guardship and later as a store vessel.
Technical Details
| Length | Beam | Displacement | Armament | Crew |
| 46m | 7m | 300 tons | 1 x 10″ MLR | 122 |
Model Details
| Scale | Length/Width | Pieces | Sheets | Difficulty (1-5) |
| 1:250 | 25cm/3.5cm | ~200 | 2 x A4 | 3 [Moderate] |
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