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<p>The second U.S. Navy ship of this name to be named after the city of Birmingham (also known as "Steel City"). The ship was laid down on February 17, 1941 at the Newport News Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Company in Newport News. The ship was launched on March 20, 1942, godmother was the wife of the president of the Birmingham city commission. The cruiser was commissioned on January 29, 1943. During her service, she proved to be a battleship and suffered heavy damage at least three times.</p> <p>After her acceptance voyage, Birmingham was assigned to the Atlantic Fleet. She left Norfolk 2 June 1943 for the Mediterranean, where she provided artillery support to the troops landing in Sicily (Operation Husky). She returned to the US on 8 August and was assigned to the Pacific Fleet. He arrived at Pearl Harbor on September 6, 1943.</p> <p>The cruiser was assigned to protect carrier teams, and in this role participated in the raids on Tarawa (September 18, 1943), Wake (October 5-6). In the Solomons, she fought in the Battle of Empress Augusta Bay (November 8-9) with her sister ships Cleveland, Columbia, Montpelier, and Denver. It was the first major engagement of the Cleveland-class cruisers, which were just entering service. During the day, Japanese planes hit Birmingham with two bombs and a torpedo, so the unit did not take part in the night combat of surface units. The cruiser was withdrawn to the Mare Island Navy Yard for repairs, which lasted until 18 February 1944. She then rejoined the Pacific Fleet.</p> <p>USS Birmingham (CL-62) Cleveland class light cruiser. Second US Navy ship with this name, named after the city of Birmingham (also called "Steel City"). The ship's keel was laid on February 17, 1941 at Newport News Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Company in Newport News. The ship was launched on March 20, 1942, godmother was the wife of the president of the Birmingham City Commission. The cruiser entered service on January 29, 1943. During her service, she proved to be a capable ship and suffered heavy damage at least three times.</p> <p>After the Birmingham voyage, he was assigned to the Atlantic Fleet. She left Norfolk on June 2, 1943, for the Mediterranean Sea, where she provided artillery support to troops landing in Sicily (Operation Husky). He returned to the US on August 8 and was assigned to the Pacific Fleet. He arrived in Pearl Harbor on September 6, 1943.</p> <p>The cruiser was assigned to protect aircraft carrier teams and in this role took part in the raids to Tarawa (September 18, 1943), Wake (October 5-6). In Solomon Islands, he fought in the Battle of Empress Augusta (November 8-9) with his sister ships Cleveland, Columbia, Montpelier and Denver. It was the first major engagement between Cleveland-class cruisers that was just entering service. During the day, Japanese planes hit the "Birmingham" with two bombs and a torpedo, so the unit did not take part in the night combat of surface units. The cruiser was withdrawn to Mare Island Navy Yard for overhaul, which lasted until February 18, 1944. Then it rejoined the Pacific Fleet.</p> <h3>Features</h3> <ul> <li> <p>Deluxe edition</p> </li> <li> <p>The set includes valorization elements: photo-etched parts, resins, deck.</p> </li> </ul> <p> </p>

<p>USS Colorado (BB-45) is the first ship of the Coloradoclass battleship.USSColoradoin 1919 at New York shipyard built, launched in 1921, in 1923.</p> <p>Then USS Colorado, mainly on training, and participated in various fleet problem-solving exercises.1941 Japanese naval attack on Pearl Harbor a few months, Colorado by the Hawaii returned to America from repair, lucky.In 1942 USS Colorado return to frontline combat, and has taken part in the Gilbert and Marshall Islands, the Mariana Islands and Palau in the war and the battle of Leyte gulf.After the end of the Colorado by kamikaze aircraft suicide attack, was to be evacuated immediately repair; in 1945 the invasion of Lingayan Gulf,USS Colorado and had been friendly fire injury.After refresher USS Colorado participate in the battle of Okinawa, and to assist the Allied forces after Japan's surrender in the occupation of the local, and then return.USS Colorado in 1947, and retired in 1959, except the book sell dismantling.</p> <h3>Features</h3> <ul> <li>Lower hull &amp; upper hull made from multi-directional slide moulds.</li> <li>Either full hull version or waterline version can be selected.</li> <li>Deck wood pattern finely rendered</li> <li>Contains two OS2U plane</li> <li>Contains display stand and engraved name plate</li> <li>Photo-etched frets included</li> </ul>

<p>A highly detailed waterline kit of the Ashigara. Includes four types of aircraft, too: one E-2C Hawkeye, two F-15s, two F-4Es, and three F-1s.</p> <p>JS Ashigara (DDG-178) is an Atago-class guided missile destroyer in the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF). Ashigara was named for Mount Ashigara, and is the first Japanese ship to bear the prefix JS (Japanese Ship) instead of JDS (Japanese Defense Ship).</p> <p>She was laid down by Mitsubishi Heavy Industries in Nagasaki, Nagasaki on April 6, 2005, launched on August 30, 2006; and was commissioned on 13 March 2008.</p>

<p>The Soya was a Japanese icebreaker, research and supply vessel from the Second World War and the post-war period. The unit was launched in February 1938. At the end of the service, the ship was 83.5 m long, 13.5 m wide, and had a displacement of about 4,100 tons. The maximum speed was 12-13 knots. The Soya was originally built to order for the Soviet Union as a commercial vessel adapted to navigate the northern waters, with floating ice. Its original name was Wołoczajewiec.</p> <h3>Features</h3> <ul> <li>Pre-washed on wooden deck</li> <li>Anti moisture oil stein coating on wooden deck</li> <li>Advanced all new adhesive</li> <li>The adhesive of separate way is not a necessity</li> <li>Ultra thickness(0.21mm)</li> <li>Super detailed side border and structure side line.</li> <li>Small chain included</li> </ul>

<h3>Build one of the most infamous warships of World War II with the 1:350 Dragon 1036 German Battleship Scharnhorst 1941 plastic model kit! </h3> <p>This detailed scale model of the powerful German battleship is a must-have for model builders and maritime history enthusiasts.</p> <p>In 2010 Dragon was extremely proud of its most stunning ship kit ever till that point – a 1/350 scale rendition of the famous German battleship Scharnhorst. Item No.1040 depicted the battleship as she appeared in 1943, but now Dragon is launching an equally fabulous kit, this time of Scharnhorst as she was in 1941. The 31,500-ton warship was commissioned on January 7, 1939, and she often operated in partnership with sister ship, Gneisenau. Buoyed by a top speed of 31.5 knots, this battleship wreaked havoc on Allied shipping with her nine 11-inch guns. She was involved in the invasion of Norway in 1940, during which she sank the British carrier HMS Glorious. In early 1941 Scharnhorst and Gneisenau broke out into the Atlantic to attack Allied shipping lanes. Scharnhorst finally succumbed to mortal wounds off North Cape in Norway in December 1943.</p> <p>The new Scharnhorst has been given a complete overhaul to backdate her to the correct configuration for the 1941 time period. The enormous lower hull is made as a single piece via slide molds, and the accurate hull includes the correct undercut shapes. The upper hull is brand new to give correct detail in the area of the prow and fairleads in particular. Also new are forward superstructure, an Arado Ar 196 reconnaissance seaplane, crane and etc. The kit makes use of multimedia materials such as photo-etched and DS parts. Ship modelers are certain to be tantalized by Scharnhorst’s mouthwatering level of detail and 1941 sophistication!</p>

<p>Aoshima's kit of the Takao, in a 1942 "retake" version. Builds into a full-hull model with dispay stands.</p> <p>The lead ship of her class, Takao was built at Yokosuka Naval Arsenal and commissioned on May 31, 1932. Following the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941, she took part in the landings at Philippines in early 1942 and the landings at the Aleutian Islands that June. During the Battle of Santa Cruz in October, she helped in the sinking of USS Hornet (CV-8). The following month, Takao participated in the Naval Battle of Guadalcanal. Attacked and damaged in November 1943 by SBD Dauntless dive bombers from USS Saratoga (CV-3), she was in dry-dock for repairs until early 1944. Taking part in the Battle of the Philippine Sea that June, she was ordered to face the U.S. Navy during the Battle of Leyte Gulf. Takao was attacked and damaged by torpedoes from USS Darter (SS-227) on October 23. Making her way to Singapore, she was deemed unrepairable. Attacked by Royal Navy midget submarines in July 1945, she received further damage. In October 1946, Takao was towed to the Strait of Malacca and sunk as a target ship by the Royal Navy light cruiser HMS Newfoundland.</p>

<p>From Aoshima comes this 1/700 scale IJN Heavy Cruiser Takao-class photo-etched set, as shown in the photo and described in the title.</p> <p>This is a set of photo-etched metal detailing parts for use with ship models.</p> <h3> Specifications</h3> <ul> <li> <p>Item Size: 23.2cm x 9.0cm x 0.1cm</p> </li> </ul>

In the DX version, etching and brass sawing, resin parts and wooden deck sheet are added to the contents of the normal version .<br>As with the regular version, this kit can be assembled by selecting either the full hull model or the offshore model.<br><br>The USS Des Moines is the first of its class of heavy cruisers. It was laid down in 1945 and commissioned in 1948. Equipped with the world's first automatic loading device that uses cased charges for a main gun with a firing rate of 10 shots per minute, this ship engaged in various missions, with Newport as its home port. <br><br><strong>Features:</strong><br> <ul> <li>Photo-etched parts</li> <li>decals</li> <li>metal chain</li> <li>brass sawing</li> <li>resin parts</li> <li>wooden deck</li> <li>Approximately 31.2cm long when completed</li> </ul>