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1/350 Scale Plastic Model kit
USS Alabama BB-60
SS ALABAMA BB-60 Length:
207.3m Bean: 33.0m Displacement: 37970t The South Dakota class was
originally planned that only two ships of this design would be built,
and that the Iowa design would start with BB-59. In the event was
decided to build BB-59 and BB-60 as repeats of this design, to expedite
production. This class was generally resembled the North Carolina class,
but shorter, with one funnel instead of two. The armor and underwater
protection scheme was entirely new, however. The design was found to be
rather cramped, especially for antiaircraft guns in the superstructure,
because the length of the superstructure had been reduced. The 5" guns
were at the 01 and 02 levels, rather than at the main deck and 01 level,
as they had been in North Carolina. Still, they were good, effective
ships and gave good service during WWII. As with other battleships of
their era, however, they were rapidly overtaken by changes in naval
warfare.
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