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USS Pittsburgh CA-72 (1/490 Scale)

By: Atlantis Models

Type: Scale Model

Product Line: Model Kits (Atlantis Models)

77 pcs.

MSRP old price: $21.99


Product Info

Title
USS Pittsburgh CA-72 (1/490 Scale)
Publisher
Sub-category
Publish Year
2019
Dimensions
17.5x7x2.25"
NKG Part #
2147875304
MFG. Part #
AANH457
Type
Scale Model
Material
Plastic

Description

The heavy cruiser USS Pittsburg CA-72 is a veteran of the heroic assaults on Iwo Jima and Okinawa, and one of the most remarkable feats of navigation in Naval History! Even with her bow torn away in a South Pacific typhoon, the dauntless cruiser managed to reach home port without a man lost! (Admiral Halsey called the separated bow, which was later towed to Guam for salvaging, “a suburb of Pittsburg”!) She is fondly referred to by all Navy men as “the longest ship in the world”, with literally thousands of miles between her bow and stern. Although the USS Pittsburgh was sold for scrap in 1974, an anchor is on display in front of the Children’s Museum, in Pittsburg, PA and the ship’s bell is in front of Pittsburgh’s Soldiers and Sailors Memorial Hail and Museum.

  • 16.75” Long
  • Movable Guns, Rotating Turrets
  • Full Color Decals for all Baltimore Class Ships
  • 2 Scout Planes with Catapults and Crane
  • Display Stand and Flag Sheet

    Miniatures are supplied unpainted and some assembly may be required.