Albatros 1/1250 Alk80A HMS London, Royal Navy Type 22 (Batch 2) Frigate
HMS London is a second-hand, 1/1250 scale, waterline, metal model of a Batch II, Type 22 Frigate by Albatros SM, Catalogue number Alk 80A.
An improvement on the original "Broadsword" class, carrying more weapons in a stretched hull, they were soon followed by the batch 3 ships with a 4.5" gun. HMS London was to have been named "Bloodhound" but the name was changed at the request of the Lord Mayor of London!