USS NEW YORK (BB-34) Battleship Wooden Ship Model Scale 1:200

Description

• The model is 100% scratch built with planks on frame construction method from the drawings.
• The hull is made of wood and painted. This model is not a kit and ready for display.
• Model comes with a display base and a brass name plate as shown photos.
• Specifications approximate:
35.43L x 7.48W x 11.81H (inch) or 90L x 19W x 30H (cm)
• Brand new product.
• Item ship from Houston Texas by Standard shipping USPS/ UPS/ FedEx ground
• Buyer from Alaska, Puerto Rico or Hawaii please contact us for extra shipping cost.
• International buyer pays any duty/ import tax if any.
HISTORY
USS New York (BB-34) was a United States Navy battleship, the lead ship of her class. Named for New York State, she was designed as the first ship to carry the 14-inch (356 mm)/45-caliber gun.
Entering service in 1914, she was part of the U.S. Navy force which was sent to reinforce the British Grand Fleet in the North Sea near the end of World War I. During that time, she was involved in at least two incidents with German U-boats, and is believed to have been the only US ship to have sunk one in the war, during an accidental collision in October 1918. Following the war, she was sent on a litany of training exercises and cruises in both the Atlantic and the Pacific, and saw several overhauls to increase her armament, aircraft handling and armor.
She entered the Neutrality Patrol at the beginning of World War II, and served as a convoy escort for ships to Iceland and Great Britain in the early phase of the war. She saw her first combat against coastal artillery during Operation Torch around Casablanca in North Africa, and later became a training ship. Late in the war, she moved to the Pacific, and provided naval gunfire support for the invasion of Iwo Jima and later the invasion of Okinawa. Returning to Pearl Harbor for repairs until the end of the war, she was classified obsolete and was chosen to take part in the Operation Crossroads nuclear weapon tests at Bikini Atoll in 1946. She survived both explosions and the effects of radiation on the ship were studied for several years. She was eventually sunk as a target in 1948. She received three battle stars for her service.
Return/ Exchange Policy
• For some reasons if you wish to return the item, please consider not to open the item out of the wooden crate or open the item out of the styrofoam. You can open the carton box, lift up the whole wooden crate and check the models that are packed in wooden crate. For the items are packed in solid styrofoam, you can open the carton box, lift up the top part (styrofoam lid) and check the model. Please do not cut any strips or take the model out of the wooden crate or out of the styrofoam. It is very risky of damages to the item when you return if you open or remove the item out of the wooden crate or the styrofoam. We only accept and refund in full when the model return in good shape.
• Returned or exchanged products must be in brand-new, original condition, and have all original packaging, materials, and accessories .
• Buyer pays return shipping.