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USS INDIANA BB-58
Battleship Model
USS Indiana was a
35,000-ton South Dakota class battleship built at
Newport News, Virginia. She was commissioned
in April 1942. From November 1942 to October
1943, she operated in the South Pacific.
Indiana then moved to the Central Pacific, where she
participated in the invasions of the Gilbert Islands
in November 1943 and the Marshalls in January 1944.
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In April and May
1944, USS Indiana escorted carriers in raids on
Japanese positions in the Carolines. Beginning
in June, she took part in the the Marianas campaign,
including pre-invasion bombardment of Saipan and the
Battle of the Philippine Sea. The battleship
screened the fast carriers into the Autumn of 1944,
assisting in strikes on the Palaus and Philippines.
After an overhaul, Indiana returned to the Western
Pacific in January 1945, in time to participate in
the invasion of Iwo Jima, carrier raids on the
Japanese Home Islands and the Ryukyus invasion.
She passed through a typhoon in June and used her
sixteen-inch guns to shell targets in Japan during
the last weeks of the Pacific War.
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Returning to the
U.S. after the Japanese surrender, USS Indiana BB-58
was placed in reserve status in September 1946 and
decommissioned a year later. She was sold for
scrapping in October 1963.
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This primarily wood USS Indiana
battleship model is
47" long x 14"
tall x 7" wide (including base's dimensions)
$4,500
 shipping and insurance in the US included. Other
countries: $400 flat rate. This model is in stock and can be shipped within 5
business days. A wooden base is included.
23.5" long:
$2,700
shipping and insurance in the US included. Other
countries: $250 flat rate.
This size is built per commission only.
We require only a small deposit to start the process
(not full amount, not even half) $500  The
remaining balance won't be due until the model is
completed,
in several months.
Learn more about the USS
Indianna here:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_Indiana_(BB-58) |
