The ship was built in four years by a Hamburg shipyard and put into service on 14 February 1939. 138,000 HP gave the ship a top speed of 38.8 knots.

The model was largely constructed true to life according to shipyard plans on a scale of 1:200. The construction time is considerably shortened by the plastic hull. The electric drive is either by three screws with individual motors or by a motor with gear. The spaciousness of the hull allows the installation of any RC system.

The model kit contains:

Detailed building instructions with building plan in German, English, French, Spanish and Italian, plastic hull, additional plan for removing the plastic hull, boat deck, rudder, wood and cardboard parts, screw set with shafts and stern tubes.

Fittings set consisting of (separate order no. 3620/01):

Portholes (gatches), rope hooks, double cross bollards, Hallanchors, anchor chains, searchlights, bearing frames, flag holders, flag poles, brass ladders, anchor nozzles, anchor pills, dinghies, cutters, motor dinghy, transport boats, single flak, double flak, flank in double pallets, triple towers, torpedo tubes, electric knives, Arado 196 aircraft, masts, cranes, railings, etc.



Over the past 30 years, the company Aeronaut has been distributed from Modellbau Lindinger due to high quality products and services. The name "Aeronaut", based from the Greek Symbol for air and water, was chosen for the company in the 1970's as they stepped into the RC industry. Aeronaut is well known for self-designed and manufactured products, for example, the CAMCarbon Folding Propeller.