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706712 1/700 USS Texas BB-35
706712 1/700 USS Texas BB-35
 

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Retail Price: $71.50
Scale: 1/700
Brand: TRUMPETER


Product Code: 706712
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New York Class battleship U.S.S. TEXAS is the sole surviving dreadnoughtand the only remaining US warship that saw active service in World War I and II. With ten 14 guns TEXAS was the most powerful warship afloat. Commission ed in March 1914, TEXAS was quickly deployed to Mexican watersfollowing the Tampico Affair; was the first USbattleship to be equipped with anti-aircraft guns; provided fire support in1918 to Allied supply lines in the North Sea; first US Navyship to launch an aircraft. In 1925 TEXAS was extensively modernized and became flagship of the USFleet. In 1938/39 fitted with early shipborne radar type CXZ and updated AA guns. Fur the rmodifications to radar types CXAM-1, SC-1, SG  SK followed during WWII. Following Pearl Harbor TEXAS engaged the enemy in the Invasion of NorthAfrica; on D-Day provided cover for the Normandy landing s at Omaha Beach;deployed to the Pacific and supported the Allied landing s at Iwo Jima and Okinawa in 1944 receiving 5 battle stars. Don atedto the State of Texas in April 1948 TEXAS became Americas first battleshipmemorial museum. After 40 years ber the d in the Houston Ship Channel near the San Jacinto Battleground, TEXAS was moved to drydock on Galveston Island in December 1988 for urgent rehabilitation to make the hull watertight.TEXAS returned to San Jacinto in July 1990 restored to 1945 con dition and wasrededicated on 8 September 1990.