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TRUMPETER USS MASSACHUSETTS BB-59 - PLASTIC MODEL TO BUILD - 05761 1:700 SCALE

USS Massachusetts (BB-59) was an American battleship laid down in 1939, launched in September 1941, and commissioned into the United States Navy in May 1942. The ship was 207.5 m long, 33 m wide, and her full displacement regime - at the time of launch - 44,500 tons. The maximum speed of the battleship USS Massachusetts was up to 27 knots. The main armament was 9 406 mm guns in three turrets of three guns each, and the secondary armament consisted mainly of 20 127 mm guns. USS Massachusetts was the third of four South Dakota-class battleships. This type of ship was one of the first modern ships of the United States Navy of the World War II period. During their construction, emphasis was placed on better armor than the North Carolina-class battleships, but with the same main armament and top speed. The power of the engine room was also significantly increased and the torpedo protection of the hull was improved. USS Massachusetts (BB-59) received its baptism of fire during the Allied landing in North Africa (Operation Torch) in 1942. There it fought a successful artillery duel with the incomplete French battleship Jean Bart. By March 1943, USS Massachusetts was already serving in the Pacific, covering operations in the Solomon Islands area. In November of that year, she supported the landing of US Marines on Tarawa, to cover the Kwajalein landing in February 1944. USS Massachusetts also took a limited part in the Battle of Leyte Bay in late 1944. She operated for almost all January 1945 in the Ci Sea

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