USS Texas (BB-35), 1/200 scale. Not just because I'm partial to Texas but a significant historical "Dreadnought" class.
More “Firsts” than any Ship in the U.S. Navy.
The First U.S. Navy Vessel to House a Permanently Assigned Contingent of U.S. Marines.
The First U.S. Ship to Control Gunfire with Directors and Range-keepers.
The First U.S. Battleship to Mount Anti-aircraft Guns and the First to Launch an Aircraft from it’s Deck.
One of the First in the U.S. Navy to Receive the CXAM-1 Production Radar.
The First U.S. Battleship to Become a Permanent Museum Ship.
The First Battleship Declared a U.S. National Historic Landmark.
Only surviving Dreadnought class Battleship. Fought in WWI and WWII.
1913
1919
1940
1943
More “Firsts” than any Ship in the U.S. Navy.
The First U.S. Navy Vessel to House a Permanently Assigned Contingent of U.S. Marines.
The First U.S. Ship to Control Gunfire with Directors and Range-keepers.
The First U.S. Battleship to Mount Anti-aircraft Guns and the First to Launch an Aircraft from it’s Deck.
One of the First in the U.S. Navy to Receive the CXAM-1 Production Radar.
The First U.S. Battleship to Become a Permanent Museum Ship.
The First Battleship Declared a U.S. National Historic Landmark.
Only surviving Dreadnought class Battleship. Fought in WWI and WWII.
1913
1919
1940
1943
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