Trumpeter® USS Iowa BB61 Plastic Model Kit, 1/200 Scale

Hull made from two directional slide molds Multi-part main deck 1,520 parts on 34 sprues for hull, deck, propeller, anchor 11 Photo-etched sheets for handrails, ladders, radar, etc. Accurately detailed gun The Iowa was launched on August 27, 1942 and commissioned on February 22 of the following year. She joined the Pacific Fleet in 1944 where she shelled beachheads at Kwajalein and Eniwetok, participated in the Battle of Leyte Gulf. The Iowa was also involved in numerous battles of the Korean War in the 1950s The Iowa was decommissioned on February 24, 1958 but was upgraded and reactivated for exercises in the 1980s. In April of 1989, the Iowa suffered a turret explosion which killed 47 sailors. The Trumpeter 1/200 USS Iowa BB-61 plastic model kit accurately recreates the real life US battleship. This model requires paint and glue to complete.