Scale: 1/96     (1/8 inch = 1 foot)

Set includes 1 turrets with trunnion.  No barrels.
 
A triple-gun 8"/55 cal. turret with detailing specific to sistership USS Portland CA-33, and another turret for other Northampton class heavy cruisers, is available separately.

Features:
overall dimensions precisely scaled from US Navy O.P.1112 (2nd Rev.) "Gun Mount and Turret Catalog" drawings dated 15 January 1945
accurately shaped armored rangefinder hoods
detailed crew access doors with hinge detail
hex-head exterior bolts properly positioned, sized and correctly placed according to photos of the actual turrets
separate trunnion, slotted for your favorite brass barrels (not included) to allow you to position the guns to any realistic elevation from -5 degrees to +40 degress just like the real turret
rain deflector and bolt-head detail specific to USS Indianapolis CA-35
 
The US Navy installed three of this type of 8"/55 caliber Triple-gun Turret on the following heavy cruisers of World War II fame:
USS Northampton CA-26
USS Chester CA-27
USS Lousiville CA-28
USS Chicago CA-29
USS Houston CA-30
USS Augusta CA-31
USS Portland CA-33
USS Indianapolis CA-35
 
This turret is not suitable for USS New Orleans CA-32 or USS Astoria CA-34 or the other members of the New Orleans class. They had a differently shaped triple-gun turret gunhouse.
 
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