Dear
Boys and
Girls, have any of you built the 1/700
Combrig kit of this class of cruiser yet? I would be very interested to know your thoughts on this kit; I have one, but I haven't started building it yet. Here are some images of the second sistership
Waldeck-Rousseau......
- Waldeck-Rousseau (i); � unknown......
- Waldeck-Rousseau (iv); � unknown......
- Waldeck-Rousseau (vi); � unknown......
Croiseur Cuirass�
WALDECK-ROUSSEAU; the final French Armoured Cruiser design, one of a class of two sisterships, Edgar Quinet and
Waldeck-Rousseau developed from the preceding Ernest Renan design; named for Pierre Waldeck-Rousseau, the noted French Republican who had died in 1904.
Builder � Arsenal de Lorient. Designer - Ing�nieur L�Homme.
Laid down � June 1906.
Launched � 4th March 1908.
Service � 15th August 1911 to 15th July 1936.
Length 158.9 metres � Breadth 21.51 metres. Displacement 13,874 tons.
Armament 14 x 194mm, 18 x 65mm, 2 x 450mm TT.
Terry (
Caravellarella)
