Laid down in 1870 and launched in 1875, the boat was originally to be named HMS Blonde, however after a visit from the Shah of Persia in 1873, she was renamed to Shah. Despite costing almost 250,000 pounds, she was only in service for three years. She began her career as flaghip of the Royal Navy Pacific Squadron an engaged with the ironclad Huascar during the Battle of Pacocha. During the battle, Shah was the first warship to fire a “modern” torpedo. After hearing of the defeat at Isandhlwana during the Anglo-Zulu War, she was ordered to deliver troops to Africa. After the war she returned to England and her career took a steep downward curve. She was first placed into the Steam Reserve fleet for a short time and was then sent to the West Indies Station in Bermuda. In 1904, she was then converted into a coal hulk, sold, and was eventually wrecked in Bermuda in 1926. Several parts of the ship survive today, part of the interior was used in the floor at the Royal Castle in Grasten, Denmark. The stern plaque that was gifted from the Shah of Persia was kept and restored in 1974 and now resides at the St. Georges Historical Society Museum. Most notable, her iron masts were seen as a more stable and lightweight replacement for another Royal Navy ship and were installed on HMS Victory, most likely, in 1887.
This ship is modeled in 1/600 scale and can be printed using any resin or FDM printer. Ship comes with and without base.
When printing in FDM, some details may be too small to print with a stock 0.4mm nozzle.
This model is very large in comparison to other ships of the time, the model in 1/600 measures just over 6″ and is too large for resin printers such as the Elegoo Mars or Anycubic Photon. A split version of the model is provided in the purchase for those with conventional resin printers. The model can be printed as a single piece on larger printers such as the Elegoo Saturn, Anycubic Mono X, or FDM printer such as the Ender 3 or Prusa.
Included with this purchase is:
HMS Shah
HMS Shah split
HMS Shah with base
HMS Shah split with base
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