Product Description
- The US Navy battleship USS Missouri (BB-63) was the third ship of the Iowa-class battleships, and was named after the 24th state of the United States, making her the fourth ship to bear that name.
- It was named by Margaret Truman, daughter of then-President Harry S. Truman and a Missouri native.
- Launched in 1944, the USS Missouri was the 63rd and final battleship built for the US Navy. During World War II, it participated in the Battle of Okinawa and other battles, and on its deck was where the Japanese surrender document was signed on September 2, 1945.
- After the war, the ship was decommissioned in 1955 after going through the Korean War in the 1950s, but was recommissioned in 1986 with the latest weapons and electronic equipment, including the BGM-109 Tomahawk, Harpoon, and Phalanx CIWS.
- After participating in the Gulf War in 1991, it was decommissioned in 1992 and has been preserved as a memorial ship in Pearl Harbor, Hawaii since 1999.
- VFM350909DX (Deluxe Edition) is a kit that includes VFM350909 [Easy Version], brass turned parts (main gun barrel/127mm gun barrel + 40/20mm anti-aircraft gun barrel and mast strut, etc.), 10 etching sheets (different from those included with VFM350909AD), resin parts and a wooden deck.
( This is a machine translation. Please allow for possible misinterpretations in the text. )
Item Size/Weight : 82.2 x 20.6 x 10.1 cm / 1830g
Product Specifications
- Item code
- VFM350909DX
- JAN code
- 4571628224049
Purchase Information
This item is limited to 3 per household.