Tamiya 31613 - 1/700 USS BB Missouri (1944-45 Version)  [31613]

Concerning the USS Missouri

The Iowa Class Battleships were the biggest and final great battleships of the US Navy. They included the BB-61 Iowa, the BB-62 New Jersey, and also the 3rd ship, the famous BB-63 Battleship Missouri. These vessels, which boasted an amazing 212,000hp permitting a 33knots max speed, were armed with massive 40.6cm primary firearms. The Iowa Class ships stretched 270.4m but had been reasonably slim, with only 33m maximum size, enabling these vessels to pass through the Panama Canal. Being commissioned in June 1944, the USS Missouri took part in several operations during the Pacific War including bombardments on Japanese mainland and money. On September 2, 1945, the treaty the unconditional surrender of Japanese forces had been signed onboard the deck associated with historic USS Missouri. Because of the outbreak of Korean War in June 1950 the USS Missouri was implemented again because of the other Iowa Class Battleships for fire help. The USS Missouri was relegated to reserve responsibility in 1955, but became subject to complete renovation and modernization in 1986 whenever she had been fitted aided by the latest in electronic weapon systems, cruise missiles as well as other improvements. In 1991, the USS Missouri ended up being deployed to fight in the Gulf War. Finally, in 1993, after about a half-century of solution, this historic Battleship was at last retired.

Specs & Features

• a synthetic assembly kit of this U.S. Navy Battleship Missouri.
• 1/700 scale
• Overall size: 386.5mm, General width: 47mm
• The long and narrow kind of USS Missouri's hull was accurately replicated.
• Missouri's faculties including the primary structure along with the leading channel were reproduced.
• The hull is divided in two halves in order to replicate the finest details.
• The best possible information on the key structure and the masts have been accurately recreated.
• The key turrets can rotate after completion via polycap.
• Equipment including armament including 40mm and 20mm weapons are sharply reproduced. Kit includes two types of floatplanes, Vought OS2U Kingfishers and Curtiss SC-1 Seahawks.

Visiting the USS Missouri today

To commemorate the rich history of the USS Missouri, the "BB-63 Battleship Missouri Memorial" was exposed in Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. Tamiya has delivered staff to get information on this impressive battleship in order to make this model since accurate as you can. The next photos are of the that have been taken only at that event