WWII Destroyer Z-17 "Diether von Roeder"

Plastic Kit for a German Destroyer Z-17 "Diether Von Roeder"

• Scale 1:350
• 178 parts
• Length 35cm
• unbuilt/unpainted
• Paint and glue not included

Such a destroyer with a full displacement of 3415 tons developed a speed of up to 38 knots and had quite powerful armament: five 127-mm guns, two twin 37-mm anti-aircraft guns and four 20-mm.
In addition, the ship carried two four-tube 533-mm torpedo tubes, depth charges and barrage mines. "Dieter von Roeder" was named, like other ships of the series, in honor of the German hero of the First World War.

Lieutenant Commander Dieter von Roeder commanded the 13th destroyer semi-flotilla and died in July 1918, saving the crew of a sinking destroyer.

The destroyer Z - 17 "Dieter von Roeder" was sunk during the Battle of Narvik in combat with British destroyers and the battleship Warspite on April 13, 1940.