Description: USS TEXAS (BB-35) NEW YORK CLASS WWII DREADNAUGHT BATTLE SHIP FULLY BUILT AND READY TO DISPLAY MUSEUM QUALITY SHIP MODEL * LARGE SCALE MUSEUM QUALITY DISPLAY HULL MODEL * Dimension Approx.: 36″L x 7″W x 12″H * The model is already built, NOT a model ship kit * Amazingly detailed replica of the USS Texas battleship * The model is 100% hand built by artisans from scratch using "plank on frame" construction method * Rosewood, mahogany, teak and other exotic woods are carefully selected to build the model * Real brass & metal fittings * Propellers and rudders made from brass * Hollow hull and hollow superstructure * Highly-detailed and multi-layered paint to match color of the real ship * Complete with display base * Approximate scale 1/200th scale * Please contact us with any questions DESCRIPTION USS Texas (BB-35), the second ship of the United States Navy named in honor of the U.S. state of Texas, is a New York-class battleship. The ship was launched on 18 May 1912 and commissioned on 12 March 1914. Soon after her commissioning, USS Texas saw action in Mexican waters following the "Tampico Incident" and made numerous sorties into the North Sea during World War I. When the United States formally entered World War II in 1941, Texas escorted war convoys across the Atlantic, and later shelled Axis-held beaches for the North African campaign and the Normandy Landings before being transferred to the Pacific Theater late in 1944 to provide naval gunfire support during the Battles of Iwo Jima and Okinawa. Texas was decommissioned in 1948, having earned a total of five battle stars for service in World War II, and is now a museum ship near Houston, Texas. Among the world's remaining battleships, Texas is notable for being the only remaining dreadnought battleship, though she is not the oldest surviving battleship; Mikasa, a pre-dreadnought battleship ordered in 1898, is older than USS Texas. She is also noteworthy for being one of only six remaining ships to have served in both World Wars. Among US-built battleships, USS Texas is notable for her sizable number of firsts: the first US Navy vessel to house a permanently assigned contingent of US Marines, the first US battleship to mount anti-aircraft guns, the first US ship to control gunfire with directors and range-keepers (analog forerunners of today's computers), the first US battleship to launch an aircraft from a catapult on Turret 3, one of the first to receive the CXAM-1 version of CXAM production radar in the US Navy, the first US battleship to become a permanent museum ship, and the first battleship declared to be a US National Historic Landmark. This USS TEXAS BATTLESHIP model is 100% handcrafted by artisans from scratch by "plank on frame" construction method, using high-grade woods such as rosewood, mahogany, teak, and other exotic woods. The model required hundreds of hour to complete by skillful and creative master craftsmen. It is built using all the finest materials and metal fittings to build the model. Our model was built according to scale through original plans, pictures and drawings. This beautiful model comes ready to be display on a wood-base. NOW IS YOUR CHANCE TO OWN A BEAUTIFUL MUSEUM QUALITY PIECE OF WWII MARITIME HISTORY AT GREAT SAVINGS!!!
Price: 659.99 USD
Location: Federal Way, Washington
End Time: 2025-01-11T00:35:40.000Z
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Brand: CUSTOM MODELS
Type: Ship
