Scale: 1/350

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Classic Warships  1/350 scale USS Tennessee BB-43 (1941)
	
Iron Shipwrights 1/350 scale USS Tennessee BB-43  (1941)

This model represents the 01 level 5"/51 cal. gun casemate and boat deck of the battleship USS Tennessee BB-43 as it appeared on the morning of December 7th, 1941 while anchored at Pearl Harbor on "Battleship Row".  

Features:
	
details and deck shapes benefit from study of high-resolution photos of USS Tennessee BB-43 obtained from the National Archives
	
accurately shaped splinter shielding for December 7th, 1941
	
fully planked boat deck with recessed grooves (boats not included)
	
deck-edge waterway in proper locations
	
open casemate 5"/51 gun positions (5"/51 cal.  guns not included)
	
interior casemate bulkheads
	
open portholes
	
detailed doors with dogs, rub-plates and condition "Z" placards, correctly positioned
	
accurately shaped, sized and detailed 5" ready service ammunition lockers properly positioned
	
accurately shaped, sized, and detailed boat deck skylights properly positioned
	
accurately positioned openings for funnel "smoke pipes" and boat cranes (funnels and cranes not included)
	
cutout for 14"/45 cal. triple-gun Turret #2 barbette diameter = 28 mm

Note: resin kits normally experience minor shrinkage or other distortion as the resin cures.  This 3D-printed model does not experience shrinkage.  Therefore some adjustment to your resin kit's parts, or this model, may be necessary for best fit.

© Model Monkey Book and Hobby.  This 3D-printed item may not be copied or recast.

Available separately:
	
USS Tennessee BB-43 fighting tops
	
14"/50 cal. Tennessee class Triple-gun Turrets 
	
14"/50 cal. Barrels
	
14"/50 cal. Trunnions
	
Mk.19 Directors
	
5"/25 cal. Ready Service Ammunition Lockers