Musashi, sister of battleship Yamato, was commissioned in August 1942 when she proceeded to Truk Lagoon, where Admiral Isoroku Yamamoto made Musashi his flagship. After he was killed on 18 April 1943 (having been shot down by a special U.S. Army Air Forces operation) in the Solomons theater of operations, Musashi returned to Japan carrying his ashes. On 24 October 1944, Musashi was attacked in the Sibuyan Sea by American carrier-based aircraft and capsized to port. She sank at 7:25 PM, taking more than 1000 of her 2399 crew with her. That battle was the only time that the Musashi had fired her guns in anger.

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This Musashi model features:

- Plank-on-frame, hollow hull construction.   (Solid hull is unrealistic and will crack. )

- Teak deck.
 
- All parts are wood and metal. 

- Light "rust"  appearance that only master modelers can create.

Dimensions: 59" L x 15 T x 9 W     $3,500    S & H is $200    SOLD

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