Legendary Battleships of WWII USS Massachusetts BB-59 Battleship (1941) 1/1250 Diecast Model by Legendary Battleships
Description
Brand new 1/1250 scale diecast model of USS Massachusetts BB-59 Battleship (1941) die cast model by Legendary Battleships.Brand new box.Detailed exterior.True-to-scale detail.Officially licensed product.Comes in plastic display showcase.This model does not have any openings.Manufacturers original unopened packaging.Made of diecast metal with some plastic parts.Dimensions approximately L-6.25 W-1 H-2 inches.Diecast metal and plastic construction for durability and a heavy realistic feel.It is a highly detailed and accurate model perfect for collectors and enthusiasts of military history.HISTORY ASPECTS:USS Massachusetts (BB-59) is the third of four South Dakota-class fast battleships built for the United States Navy in the late 1930s. The first American battleships designed after the Washington treaty system began to break down in the mid-1930s they took advantage of an escalator clause that allowed increasing the main battery to 16-inch (406 mm) guns but refusal to authorize larger battleships kept their displacement close to the Washington limit of 35000 long tons (36000 t). A requirement to be armored against the same caliber of guns as they carried combined with the displacement restriction resulted in cramped ships a problem that was exacerbated by wartime modifications that considerably strengthened their anti-aircraft batteries and significantly increased their crews.On completion Massachusetts was sent to support Operation Torch the invasion of French North Africa in November 1942. There she engaged in an artillery duel with the incomplete French battleship Jean Bart and neutralized her. Massachusetts thereafter transferred to the Pacific War for operations against Japan; she spent the war primarily as an escort for the fast carrier task force to pr
You may also like
loading
Discover more
