Assembled model, Revell, German research vessel Meteor, 181 parts

Age: 12 years old
RV Meteor (also known as Meteor III) is a modern German research and scientific vessel. The total length of the ship is 97.5 meters with a beam of 16.5 meters and a draft of 5.61 meters. Propulsion is provided by internal combustion engines and electric motors, which allow a maximum speed of 11.5 knots. The crew usually consists of 63 people, including a maximum of 30 scientists. Meteor III was built for the German Ministry of Education and Development at the Schlichting-Werft shipyard in Travemünde. The unit is a multifunctional and comprehensively equipped research unit for the study of seas and oceans. It is adapted for sea transport. The ship has operated so far in various waters: from the Baltic Sea, the North Sea and the Mediterranean Sea, to the Atlantic Ocean, the eastern Pacific Ocean and the western waters of the Indian Ocean. The ship′s port of call is Hamburg. It is worth mentioning that Meteor III is – as the name suggests – the third research unit of this name in the German Navy. The first one went into operation in 1964.


Scale: 1:300
Length of the finished model: 32.5 cm
Difficulty level: 4
Number of parts: 181
Material: plastic
Assembly and painting required