Trumpeter 1/350 Weser Aircraft Carrier Plastic Model Kit

The DKM Weser aircraft carrier was built during the Second World War in Germany, converted from the Admiral Hipper-class cruiser Seydlitz. In June 1942, due to the lack of air power over the Atlantic Ocean, Germany converted the Seydlitz — which was 95% complete — into an auxiliary aircraft carrier. The project lasted until June 1943, when Hitler ordered the suspension of work, terminating the conversion plan. In 1945, the unfinished Weser sank in Königsberg during the Soviet advance. After the war it was salvaged by the Soviet Union and taken to Leningrad for disintegration.