Navis Neptun 1/1250 1403 Strasbourg a fast French battleship 1939
Strasbourg is a second-hand, 1/1250 scale waterline , metal model of the French battlecruiser in 1939-42. Made by Neptun, catalogue number 1403 this model is in excellent, original condition (see photograph).
Built to counter the threat from Germany's Pocket Battleships, their racy looks were not proof against 15" shells and the quadruple turrets resulted in aerodynamic interference between shells in flight, reducing the effective firepower.