1/700 Trumpeter USS West Virginia BB-48 1945 05772

The second ship to be named after the 35th State is the fourth and last in the Colorado class. Laid down at the Newport News shipyard in April 1920, launched in 1921 and commissioned for service on December 1st, 1923. During the ‘twenties and ‘thirties, West Virginia was engaged in training and various fleet problem-solving exercises. Deployed to Hawaii in 1940, it was later hit and badly damaged by the Japanese Navy in the attack on Pearl Harbor on December 7th, 1941.

Refloated in May 1942 and dry-docked for rehabilitation and extensive modernization. After refit was completed in July 1944, West Virginia resumed active service in the Leyte Gulf naval battle, the Lingayan Gulf, and the battles of Iwo Jima and Okinawa. West Virginia assisted the Allied Forces after Japan’s surrender, finally returning to standby. West Virginia was retired in 1947 and sold for scrap in 1959.

• Scale: 1/700
• Item Type: Static kit
• Model Brief:
  • Length: 272.2mm
  • Beam: 48mm
  • Total Parts: 610+
• Photo Etched Parts: 1 pc
• Total Sprues: 23 sprues, upper hull, lower hull, waterline plate, deck and stand
• Released Date: 2015-02
• More Features:
  • Lower hull & upper hull made from multi-directional slide moulds.
  • Either full hull version or waterline version can be selected.
  • Deck wood pattern finely rendered
  • Contains three SC-1 plane
  • Contains display stand and engraved name plate