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(Supports are designed for use with the Saturn.)īathtub Battleships is a new series of miniatures for a light-hearted, fun and easy to play wargame set in the years 1905-1925. (See 'exploded' parts renders.)Īs with all Miniature Martin releases, HMS Erin Dreadnought has been successfully test printed on an Elegoo Mars 2 Pro or Saturn printer. and 1 each of the other files to complete this miniature. This is a 'chibi'-style, 110mm long miniature which comes in 5 parts, provided both supported and unsupported. Now, this mighty ship can take to the tabletop in Bathtub Battleships: A tabletop miniatures game of steel ships and wooden heads! This card-driven game revolves around several Squadrons of ships and their Admirals, whose unique quirks might help or hinder a player's grand plans for victory. HMS Erin was a unique dreadnought-type battleship which fought for the Royal Navy during the Great War (1914-18).Īrmed with ten 13.5-inch guns, 16 6-inch guns and torpedoes, HMS Erin was originally built for the Ottoman Empire in a British shipyard, but when war broke out, it was seized and taken into the Royal Navy. The ship was reduced to reserve in 1919 and sold for scrap two years later.HMS ERIN DREADNOUGHT for Bathtub Battleships In May 1916 she was relegated to coastal defence duties in the English Channel, before rejoining the Grand Fleet in 1918.

Nor did Dreadnought participate in any of the other First World War naval battles. HMS Dreadnought: The Face of a New Generation. Dreadnought did not participate in the Battle of Jutland in 1916 as she was being refitted. Ironically for a vessel designed to engage enemy battleships, her only significant action was the ramming and sinking of German submarine SM U-29 thus she became the only battleship confirmed to have sunk a submarine.

Her launch helped spark a naval arms race as navies around the world, particularly the Imperial German Navy, rushed to match it in the build-up to the First World War. She was also the first capital ship to be powered by steam turbines, making her the fastest battleship in the world at the time of her completion.