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USS West Virginia (BB-48) (1941)

Colorado-class Battleship · World War II
Trumpeter · 05771 · 1/700 · 2014
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This boxed set contains:

  • 1 x USS West Virginia (BB-48) (1941) 1/700 scale colorado-class battleship
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United States Navy
USS West Virginia (BB-48) (1941)
United States Navy

The second ship to be named after the 35th State, and the fourth and last in the Coloradoclass. Laid down at theNewport Newsshipyard in April 1920, launched in 1921 and commissioned for service onDecember 1st 1923. During the 'twenties and 'thirtiesWEST VIRGINIAwas engaged on training and various fleet problem-solving exercises. Deployed toHawaiiin 1940, later hit and badly damaged by the Japanese Navy in the attack onPearl HarboronDecember 7th 1941.

Refloated in May 1942 and dry-docked for rehabilitation and extensive modernisation. After refit was completed in July 1944,WEST VIRGINIAresumed active service in the Leyte Gulf naval battle,LingayanGulf, and battles of Iwo Jima andOkinawa.WEST VIRGINIAassisted the Allied Forces afterJapan's surrender, finally returning to standby.WEST VIRGINIAwas retired in 1947 and sold for scrap in 1959.

This boxed set contains:

  • 1*USS West Virginia (BB-48) (1941) 1/700 scale colorado-class battleship

The second ship to be named after the 35th State, and the fourth and last in the Coloradoclass. Laid down at theNewport Newsshipyard in April 1920, launched in 1921 and commissioned for service onDecember 1st 1923. During the 'twenties and 'thirtiesWEST VIRGINIAwas engaged on training and various fleet problem-solving exercises. Deployed toHawaiiin 1940, later hit and badly damaged by the Japanese Navy in the attack onPearl HarboronDecember 7th 1941.

Refloated in May 1942 and dry-docked for rehabilitation and extensive modernisation. After refit was completed in July 1944,WEST VIRGINIAresumed active service in the Leyte Gulf naval battle,LingayanGulf, and battles of Iwo Jima andOkinawa.WEST VIRGINIAassisted the Allied Forces afterJapan's surrender, finally returning to standby.WEST VIRGINIAwas retired in 1947 and sold for scrap in 1959.

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