Welman W10 British WWII Midget Submarine 1/35 MikroMir 35-022

The Welman submarine was a Second World War one-man British midget submarine developed by the Special Operations Executive. It only saw action once and was not particularly successful.

Developed by SOE’s Inter Services Research Bureau (ISRB) as a method of delivering a large explosive charge below an enemy ship, the Welman was a submersible craft convert|26|ft|m length, weighing about convert|2000|lb|kg, the operator was enclosed within the craft, and did not need to wear diving gear. The Welman could transport a convert|500|lb|kg explosive charge, which was to be detached and left beneath the target vessel. Vision was through armoured glass segments in the small “conning tower”, and no periscope was fitted.