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| Hess early battleship followers L 4” (10.2 cm), W 1.5” (3.8 cm), H with flag 3.13” (8 cm), H w/o flag 1.75” (4.5 cm) The vessels shown were sold with battleships in sets of 2 to 6. They were towed by battleships connected with tinplate strips for the early models, and formed wire for the later models. There are many variations of these to represent smaller accompanying warships such as destroyers, submarines, etc. The only body colors I have observed are orange, blue, red and gray. These were unpowered ships with the exception of a flywheel equipped model which was sold by itself. These were also supplied with poles and paper flags of different nationalities depending on country of export. |
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Following vessel variation 1 With no armament, probably representing a submarine, tender, or some other non-combatant. |
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Following vessel variation 2 One swiveling cannon, two smoke stacks |
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Following vessel variation 3 One swiveling cannon, single smoke stack |
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Following vessel variation 4 Two swiveling cannons, single smoke stack, deck railing all around |
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Following vessel variation 5 Two fixed cannons, twin smoke stacks |
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Following vessel variation 6 One smokestack, one swiveling cannon, one torpedo tube |
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Flywheel powered vessel 1 One swiveling cannon, one smoke stack, deck railing |
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Flywheel powered vessel 2 One swiveling cannon, no smoke stack, deck railing
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