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These new fleet submarines enabled the Navy to shift its submarine doctrine from coastal defense to open ocean attacks on enemy warships and convoys critical to enemy logistical support. This doctrine of forward presence and strike warfare by the submarine remains today.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"HobbyBoss","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51466995695883,"sku":"87012","price":5.18,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0777\/1809\/4091\/files\/hobbyboss-87012-uss-gato-ss-212-1941.jpg?v=1749109201"},{"product_id":"tamiya-31613-1-700-uss-missouri-bb-63","title":"USS Missouri (BB-63)","description":"\u003cp\u003eAbout the BB-63 Missouri\u003cbr\u003e\nThe Iowa Class Battleships were the largest and final great battleships of the US Navy. They included the BB-61 Iowa, the BB-62 New Jersey, and the third ship, the famous BB-63 Battleship Missouri. These ships, which boasted an amazing 212,000hp allowing a 33 knot top speed, were armed with massive 40.6cm main guns. The Iowa Class ships stretched 270.4m but were relatively thin, with only 33m max width, enabling them to pass through the Panama Canal. Being commissioned in June 1944, the USS Missouri took part in many operations during the Pacific War including bombardments on Japanese mainland and capital. On September 2, 1945, the treaty for the unconditional surrender of Japanese forces was signed onboard the deck of the historic USS Missouri. With the outbreak of the Korean War in June 1950 the USS Missouri was deployed again with the other Iowa Class Battleships for fire support. The USS Missouri was relegated to reserve duty in 1955, but became subject to complete renovation and modernization in 1986 when she was fitted with the latest in electronic weapon systems, cruise missiles and other improvements. In 1991, the USS Missouri was deployed to fight in the Gulf War. 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Overall length: 386.5mm, width: 47mm ★The long and narrow form of USS Missouri's hull has been accurately replicated. ★Missouri characteristics such as the main structure coupled with the front funnel have been reproduced. ★The hull has been divided in two halves in order to reproduce the finest details. ★The finest details of the main structure and the masts have been accurately recreated. ★The main turrets can rotate after completion via polycap. ★Equipment such as armament including 40mm and 20mm guns are sharply reproduced. ★Kit includes two types of floatplanes, Vought OS2U Kingfishers and Curtiss SC-1 Seahawks.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eCamouflage Schemes of the Missouri\u003cbr\u003e\nDuring WWII, the USS Missouri wore 2 different camouflage schemes. When completed in June 1944, this battleship was painted in what was called Measure 32\/22D camouflage which consisted in splashes of three colors applied all along the ship. 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Like other Iowa class ships she boasted a 45,000 ton displacement, an amazing 212,000hp, was packed with three turrets of 50 caliber 40.6cm triple guns, and despite her large size, with hull stretching over 270m, was designed narrow enough to pass through the Panama Canal. Following serving in major battles in the Pacific during WWII, she was then deployed to both the Korean and Vietnam wars. In 1982, she was upgraded with modern technology and weapon's systems enabling her to launch Tomahawk cruise missiles and Harpoon anti-ship missiles. 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Fondly nicknamed ‘Sister Sara‘, she was in fact originally laid down as a battle cruiser but converted into an aircraft carrier during construction. Thus, she had a more slim-line hull than other carriers and featured an enclosed bow that was unusual for the times but improved protection from higher swells. The large starboard-side funnel was positioned almost in the center of the ship and featured the bridge with 5-inch guns immediately ahead of it. Sister Sara was the longest aircraft carrier to take part in operations in the Pacific, and she withstood some fearful assaults and damage to survive WWII. Her final contribution to the U.S. cause came in 1946, when she was used as a target and sunk in nuclear tests together with the Japanese ship Nagato among others.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eAbout the Model\u003cbr\u003e\nThis is a plastic model assembly kit of the U.S. aircraft carrier CV-3 Saratoga. 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On the opening day of the Pacific War, December 7, 1941, as flagship of Scouting Force, US Fleet, she was making a simulated bombardment near Hawaii. In March 1943, she became flagship of Admiral Raymond Spruance, Commander Fifth Fleet which consisted of Task Force 58 plus 130,000 marines and army troops. Leading the giant fleet, she participated in most of the major Central Pacific campaigns. In March 1945, she was severely damaged and returned to Mare Island for repairs. During the two-month period of repairs, her equipment was renewed and much improved with the latest radar, electronic gun sights and new Curtiss Seahawks. After the repairs, she loaded secret cargo and personnel at San Francisco, and sailed for Tinian Island on July 16, where a B29 bomber base was located, and arrived there to unload the cargo and personnel on July 26. Then four days later, on July 30, she sunk after taking two torpedo hits from the submarine I-58.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eAbout the Model\u003cbr\u003e\n★This is a plastic model assembly kit of the U.S. Navy heavy cruiser, Indianapolis. ★1\/700 scale, 266mm in overall length, 29mm in overall width ★Precisely replicates the anti-aircraft armaments and equipment improved in July 1945. ★Realistically recreated hull consists of right and left halves. ★Anchor chain and nonslip treatments on deck are well expressed by precise mold carving technique. ★Bridges, funnels, masts and radar also show intricate details. The kit comes with many impressive armaments such as 8in\/55 caliber batteries on turret, 5in\/25 caliber dual purpose guns and 20mm\/40mm anti-aircraft guns. ★Turrets can be rotated owing to poli caps installed underneath. 2 airplanes (Curtiss SC-1 Seahawks) included.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Tamiya","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51471924986123,"sku":"31804","price":24.75,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0777\/1809\/4091\/files\/tamiya-31804-uss-indianapolis-ca-35.jpg?v=1749111146"},{"product_id":"tamiya-31902-1-700-uss-fletcher-dd-445","title":"USS Fletcher (DD-445)","description":"\u003cp\u003eWith an unprecendented 175 ships completed from 1942 to 1944, the U.S. Navy's Fletcher-class destroyers roamed throughout all of the world's oceans. This assembly kit reproduces USS Fletcher DD-445, which distinguished itself in such actions as the Naval Battle of Guadalcanal in the Pacific. Features such as the 5 single 12.7cm gun turrets, low bridge, and flat deck areas are all accurately recreated in model form. Finely detailed armament parts such as the quintuple 53.3cm torpedo launcher, twin 20mm cannons, and depth charge launchers give the model a high-level finish.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Tamiya","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51471925772555,"sku":"31902","price":9.45,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0777\/1809\/4091\/files\/tamiya-31902-uss-fletcher-dd-445.jpg?v=1749111165"},{"product_id":"tamiya-31907-1-700-uss-cushing-dd-797","title":"USS Cushing (DD-797)","description":"\u003cp\u003eWitness to a Famous Moment in Japan's History\u003cbr\u003e\nDuring WWII, 175 of the 2,000 ton Fletcher-class destroyers were built for the U.S. Navy and they served as the main destroyers of both the Pacific and Atlantic fleets. One such Fletcher-class ship was the USS Cushing (DD-797) which was completed in 1944. Taking lessons learned in battle, she was a late-production ship fitted with increased anti-aircraft armament and a square-shaped bridge which offered greater visibility. In addition to five 12.7cm guns and a quintuple 533mm torpedo launcher, she was armed with five twin 40mm cannons and seven single 20mm cannons. 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Her hull had a raised sheer strake to protect from higher waves, while the use of a single funnel allowed a large area at the stern for her impressive ordnance. She was equipped with four 12.7cm guns, four single 12.7mm machine guns and eight torpedo tubes. After rescuing survivors of the stricken aircraft carrier USS Lexington in the Battle of the Coral Sea in May 1942, the Hammann screened another aircraft carrier, the USS Yorktown, in the Battle of Midway in June of that year. While attempting to salvage the Yorktown, which had been badly damaged by Japanese aircraft, she was torpedoed by the Japanese submarine I-168, and swiftly sank. 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Of the 22 major naval actions in the Pacific theater in WWII, the Enterprise was present for 18 of them, and though she was damaged 15 times she always returned to action and became a symbol of the U.S. Navy's determination for victory. 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North Carolina completed her shakedown in the Caribbean prior to the Pearl Harbor attack, and after intensive war exercises, entered the Pacific 10 June 1942.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eWhen the U.S. attacked Guadalcanal in early August of 1942, North Carolina was the only U.S. battleship available to provide protection for the carriers Wasp CV-7, Saratoga CV-3 and Enterprise CV-6. In the Battle of the Eastern Solomon, North Carolina forever changed the role of the new battleships when she shot down seven Japanese planes in one battle. After that battle it would not be uncommon for fast battleship to screen aircraft carriers due to their massive anti-aircraft batteries.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eOn the afternoon of September 15 1942, one torpedo was hit the North Carolina. The torpedo hit tore a hole 10 meter long and 6 meter high in the shell plating and caused 5 dead.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eAfter inactivation, she decommissioned at New York 27 June 1947. 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The Iowa class was planned with a view to rival the super battleships (Yamato class-to-be) planned by Japan, which withdrew from Washington and London treaty in 1936. Its design represented that the class was 45,000 tons (the very limit to the London Treaty), nine 16in\/50cal guns in three batteries, and speed 33 knots. The speed was decided under precautions against the Japanese Knots class battleships, which boasted of speed 30 knots. To fulfill the conditions, its engine compartment for a high-power engine needed to be large on however, the width of US warships was limited to 33m. Because the US faced two oceans and its ships had to pass through the Panama Canal. Inevitably, the waterline of the Iowa class was as long as 262m. Although the US navy at that time had the know-how of 18in guns, they could not be mounted on a ship under 33m-wide. And the fact that the Yamato class had 18in guns was not known to the US until the end of the WW. New Jersey entered service on 23 May 1943 and experienced several battles in the Pacific Ocean with Iowa. The next 1944 she became the flagship of the 3rd fleet with Adm. Halsey on board. On 30 August 1944 she left the Pearl Harbor to participate in Battle of Leyte Gulf. Then she and Iowa were expected to confront with Adm. Kurita’s fleet with Yamato and Musashi. It was, however, not realized because of Adm. Ozawa’s decoy operation and Kurita’s mysterious U-turn. In 1945 New Jersey participated in Battle of Okinawa as the flagship of the 7th Battleship Squadron and supported landing attack. Opposingly the Japanese Navy ordered 10 warships including Yamato to Okinawa. On the way Yamato was sunk by aerial attacks by US aircraft carriers. The duel of the battleships between Japan and the US was forever unrealized. After the war the Iowa class ships except the 3rd Missouri were in mothballs. In 1950 the Korean War occurred and brought New Jersey back to the battlefield. New Jersey supported the landing attacks to Wonsan in May 1951. In 1968 New Jersey alone entered service the Vietnam War and made gunfires on several coasts in Vietnam until March 1969. In December she accomplished her task. The Iowa class ships were believed to end their lift as the last battleships. In 1980 Reagan administration ordered the revival of Iowa class ships under the project of beefing up the US naval force. New Jersey was the first to be modernized and entered service in December 1982 with Harpoon, Tomahawk, and Cutting-edge electric devices. In July 1983 she participated in the blockade mission in Nicaragua. Subsequently she bombarded the positions of Syria. Finally Iowa class ships were formally deleted From the Navy list as the US cut down the expenses on national defense under the end of the Cold War. 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The speed was decided under precautions against the Japanese Knots class battleships, which boasted of speed 30 knots. To fulfill those conditions, its engine compartment for a high-power engine needed to be large. However, the width of US warships Was limited to 33m. Because the US faced two oceans and its ships had to pass through the Panama Canal. Inevitably, the waterline of the Iowa class was as long as 262m. Iowa entered service on 22 February 1943 and experienced several battles in the Pacific Ocean with New Jersey, her sister Ship. The next year she participated in Battle of Leyte Gulf. Then she and New Jersey Were expected to confront with Adm. Kurita’s freet inchlding Yamato and Musashi. It was, however, not realized because of Adm. Ozawa’s decoy operation and Kurita’s mysterious U-turn. In April 1945 Iowa, which had been repaired in the US, returned to the Battle of Okinawa and supported landing attacks with her bombardment. 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