The fleet that never was ("Never-Were's")
Below you’ll find a list of the “Special Editions” that Superior has released and will be releasing models of ships that were planned by various navies in the WWI & WWII eras but which never got off the drawing board.
These are the so-called “Never-Weres”. Note these are not “fantasy” designs but ones that were actually planned by the world’s naval architects.
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For some fascinating background on these ships, don’t miss our “Fleet That Never Was” e-book, authored by Wayne Smith, consultant to Alnavco, who also has done and is doing the original tooling for these models
Pricing & Availability
We issue and reissue Never-Were’s periodically on a “Special Production Run” basis so keep checking our website and mailings for availability.
Prices range from $29.50 to $37.50 depending on the size of the model. The one exception is the German 128,390 ton H44 battleship which is generally $52.50. Dates are approximate years of designs
| THE FLEET THAT NEVER WAS | ||
| A107 | MONTANA, U.S. BB 1944 60,500 tons 12-16”/50 | — |
| A120 | SOUTH DAKOTA 1921, U.S. BB 1921 42,500 tons 12-16” | — |
| A121 | SOUTH DAKOTA 1923, U.S. BB 1923 42,500 tons 8-18” | — |
| A125 | BB65D, U.S. BB 1938 60.600 tons 12-16”/50 | — |
| A126 | TILLMAN IV-2, U.S. BB 1917 80,000 tons 15-18” | — |
| A127 | GEORGIA (MONTANA II), U.S. BB 1938 60,500 tons 8-18” | — |
| A128 | VIRGINIA (MONTANA III), U.S. BB 1939 60,000 tons 9-18” | — |
| A130 | BB1922, U.S. BB 1922 44,500 tons 8-18” | — |
| A131 | BB1923, U.S. BB 1923 52,000 tons 12-18” | — |
| A132 | BB65A, U.S. BB 1940/1943 54,500 tons 12-16” | — |
| A133 | B65I, U.S. BB 1930 45,000 tons 9-18” | — |
| A134A | MAXIMUM BB, U.S. BB 1934 60,000 tons 8-20’ | — |
| A134B | MAXIMUM BB, U.S. BB 1934 60,000 tons 12-18” | — |
| A134C | MAXIMUM BB, U.S. BB 1934 60,000 tons 10-16” | — |
| A135 | BB1917, U.S. BB 35,700 tons 10-16” | — |
| A136 | BB65C, U.S. BB 43,800 tons 12-16” | — |
| A137 | BB1934-2, U.S. BB 35,000 tons 8-16” | — |
| A138 | BB1937 XVI, U.S. BB 35,000 tons 12-14” | — |
| A141A | BB65-8A (MONTANA variant), U.S. BB 67,100 tons 12-16” | — |
| A141B | BB65-8B (MONTANA variant), U.S. BB 67,000 tons 12-18” | — |
| A142 | IOWA w/flight deck, U.S. BB/CV 45,000 tons 6-16” | — |
| A143 | TILLMAN D1/D4, U.S. BB 1917 80,000 tons 14-16: | — |
| A144 | BB1926, U.S. BB* 35,000 tons 10-16” | — |
| A145 | IOWA/TILLMAN, U.S. BB* 54,000 tons 15-16” | — |
| A146 | BB1937, IX-E, U.S. BB* 35,000 tons 6-16” | — |
| A147 | SOUTH DAKOTA BB 1944 (Based on SD1921)* 42,500 tons 8-16” | — |
| A148 | TILLMAN, U.S. BB 1944 design 80,000 tons 15-18” | — |
| A202 | LEXINGTON, U.S. CC 1921 43,500 tons 8-16” | — |
| A203 | LEXINGTON, U.S. CC 1916 33.500 tons 10-14” | — |
| A204 | PROJECT D, U.S. CB 1918 54,500 tons 12-16” | — |
| A205 | CA2D, U.S. Heavy CB 1940 38,700 tons 12-12” | — |
| A206 | Scheme #2, “Super BALTIMORE”. U.S. CB 1940 15,750 tons 12 - 8” | — |
| A207 | CAC, U.S. CB 1940 20,000 tons 12 - 8” | — |
| A208 | CA, Scheme 3, U.S. CA1940 7,300 tons 6 -12” | — |
| A209 | CC1933, U.S. CC 33,500 tons 9-14” | — |
| A211 | LEXINGTON, U.S. CC 1944 design 43,500 tons 8-16” | — |
| A313 | Scout Cruiser C-1, U.S. CA 1919 10,000 tons 7- 8” | — |
| A411 | Scheme 1 (5-511-19) “Super CLEVELAND” 13,300 tons 12-6” | — |
| B102 | LION, British BB 1939 40,500 tons 9-16” | — |
| B111 | Super LION (16E-38), British BB 1938 48,500 tons 12-16” | — |
| B112 | Design N3, British BB 1921 48,500 tons 9-18” | — |
| B113 | Design 15A/B, British BB 1930’s 35,000 tons 9-15” | — |
| B115 | RODNEY, British BB planned rebuild 1941 35,000 tons 9-16” | — |
| B116 | Super LION II, VANGUARD superstructure 48,500 tons 12-16” | — |
| B204 | INVINCIBLE (G3), British CB 1921 48,400 tons 9-16” | — |
| B205 | HOOD, British CB 1944 41,200 tons 8-15” | — |
| B206 | Design F3, British CC 1921 35,800 tons 9-15” | — |
| B306 | ADMIRAL Class, British CA 1940 16,500 tons 9-8” | — |
| F105 | GASGOGNE, French BB 1940 40,270 tons 8-15” | — |
| F106 | ALSACE, French BB 1940 45,000 tons 12-15” | — |
| F109 | CLEMENCEAU, French BB 1939 49,270 tons 8-15” | — |
| F901 | NORMANDIE, French BB 1916 25,230 tons 12-13.4” | — |
| G103 | H 39, German BB 15” 1939 56,200 tons 12-15” | — |
| G104 | H 39, German BB 16” 1939 56,200 tons 8-16” | — |
| G105 | H44, German BB 1940 128,930 tons 8-20” | — |
| G203 | OPQ, German CB 1939 31,152 tons 6-15 | — |
| G207 | Kreuzer P, German CB 1939 19,679 tons 6-11” | — |
| G208 | KW45, German CC 1939 45,000 tons 8-15” | — |
| G405 | Kreuzer M, German CL 1938 7,800 tons 8-5.9” | — |
| J108 | TOSA, Japanese BB 1921 38,500 tons 10-16” | — |
| J109 | Super YAMATO (Project 798), Japanese BB 1941 64,000 tons 6-20” | — |
| J110 | Number 13, Japanese BB 1917 47,500 tons 8-18” | — |
| J111 | Design A140, Japanese BB 1935 68,000 tons 9-18” | — |
| J112 | Design A140/A2, (YAMATO) Japanese BB 1935 68,000 tons 8-18” | — |
| J113 | Design A140/B2, (YAMATO) Japanese BB 1935 70,000 tons 8-20” | — |
| J114 | FUJIMOTO, Japanese BB 1930 35,000 tons 9-16” | — |
| J115 | HIRAGA, Japanese BB 1930 35,000 tins 10-16” | — |
| J201 | AMAGI, Japanese CB 1922 40,000 tons 10-16” | — |
| J202 | B-65 (Projects 795-796), Japanese CB 1941 31,400 tons 9-12” | — |
| J203 | Japanese “VANGUARD”, Japanese CC* 35,000 tons 8-14” | — |
| R101 | SOVIETSKII SOYUZ, Russian BB 1938 59,100 tons 9-16” | — |
| R102 | Gibbs & Cox “D”, Russian BB 1939* 45,007 tons 10-16” | — |
| R103 | Project 24, Variant XIII Russian BB 1939* 72,950 tons 9-16” | — |
| R201 | KRONSTADT, Soviet CC 1941 35,240 tons 9-12” | — |
| R202 | STALINGRAD, Soviet CC 1953 38,540 tons 9-12” | — |
Notes: Models with a * next to them are planned for future release. This is not a complete list of all of
this type of model that Superior will be releasing.
Our continuing research keeps turning up other “Neverwere” designs so do keep checking our website and mailers for these additions.
Also, if a model(s) you want isn’t available at a particular time, order it anyway. They will be put on
backorder for you and if we accumulate enough orders for a particular model, we will take it out of its
normal “rotation” and produce it.
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