Description: USS West Virginia (BB-48) Deluxe Hand Crafted Model All Wood.There are Two Defects on this Vessel, View Pictures for Defects. This is a real Collector’s Item. All Hand-Crafted Model. This item is Packed securely in a heavy cardboard box in a Wood Create. USS West Virginia (BB-48) was the fourth dreadnought battleship of the Colorado class, The Colorado class proved to be the culmination of the standard-type battleship series built for the United States Navy in the 1910s and 1920s The keel for West Virginia was laid down at the Newport News Shipbuilding Company of Newport News, Virginia on 12 April 1920. While under construction, she received the hull number BB-48 on 17 July. Her completed hull was launched on 17 November 1921 and she was commissioned on 1 December 1923. West Virginia was 624 ft (190 m) long overall and she had a beam of 97 ft 6 in (29.72 m) and a draft of 30 ft 6 in (9.30 m). She displaced 32,693 long tons (33,218 t) as designed and up to 33,590 long tons (34,130 t) at full load. The ship was powered by four General Electric turbo-electric drives with steam provided by eight oil-fired Babcock & Wilcox boilers. She was armed with a main battery of eight 16 in /45 caliber Mark 1 guns in four twin-gun turrets on the centerline, [a] two forward and two aft in super firing pairs. The secondary battery consisted of sixteen 5-inch (127 mm)/51 caliber guns, mounted individually in casemates clustered in the superstructure amidships. She carried an anti-aircraft battery of eight 3-inch (76 mm)/50 caliber guns in individual high-angle mounts. As was customary for capital ships of the period, she had a 21 in (533 mm) torpedo tube mounted in her hull below the waterline on each broadside. West Virginia's main armored belt was 8–13.5 in (203–343 mm) thick, while the main armored deck was up to 3.5 in (89 mm) thick. The main battery gun turrets had 18 in (457 mm) thick faces on 13 in (330 mm) barbettes. Her conning tower had 16 in (406 mm) thick sides. This is just a Touch of the History of this magnificent Vessel. There is a Wealth of knowledge to be found on the construction and times of service on line. This Item ships from Panama city Fl, Shipping for this item will be FedEx Ground Insured With Signature Required. Buyers from Alaska, Hawaii Or Puerto Rico please contact for Shipping Quote. Ask all Questions, Thanks for Looking!
Price: 550 USD
Location: Panama City, Florida
End Time: 2023-08-01T15:46:10.000Z
Shipping Cost: 0 USD
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Restocking Fee: No
Return shipping will be paid by: Buyer
All returns accepted: Returns Accepted
Item must be returned within: 14 Days
Refund will be given as: Money Back
Brand: Unbranded
Type: Ship
Item Height: 14"
Model: BB-48
Theme: Militaria
Material: Wood
Features: Painted, With Stand
Item Length: 37"
Item Width: 7"
