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HOBBYBOSS
86517 1:350 USS Iowa BB-61
The Iowa was launched on August 27, 1942 and served on March 22 the following year. She moved to the Pacific in 1944 and joined the Pacific Fleet, she participated in the Marshall Islands Battle of the Mariana Islands, the Battle of Leyte Gulf and other battles. She was involved in the Korean War in the 1950s and was used post-war as a training ship, she entered the reserve and then was re-enabled in the 1980s. In April 17, 1989, the Iowa's turret explosion killed 47 sailors. In 1990, Iowa received a decommissioning notice and was removed from the list of active-duty warship on March 17, 2006, and transferred to a Texas Bay National Defense Reserve fleet of the old warship group. In the future the Iowa will become a floating museum.
Kit consists of 25 sprues including hull made from multi-directional slide molds.
Deck wood pattern finely rendered
Photo etched upgrade parts
Gun, secondary gun
Chain, Crane, & Radar
2 x OS2U aircraft
Search Light & Life boats
Display stand and engraved name plate
Dimensions of completed model:Length: 773 mm
Beam: 100 mm
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