Bonhams 1793 : A large model of the U.S.S. Missouri after 1945 118 x 15 x 26-1/2 in. (281.9 x 38.1 x 67.3 cm.)

the hull built up in wood, with painted hull in red, black and grey, the deck finished in natural and grey and detailed with anchors, bollards, chocks, deck railings, anti-aircraft guns, main gun turrets, main superstructure, fire control platform, port holes, funnels, masts, search lights, ship's boats, ladders, walkways and other details.
118 x 15 x 26-1/2 in. (281.9 x 38.1 x 67.3 cm.)

Sold for US$ 8,125 inc. premium

Footnotes

Provenance:
The War Museum

The U.S.S. Missouri was the last of the four Iowa class battleships built by the United States. During World War II, she participated in the invasions of Iwo Jima and Okinawa, screened Task Force 58 during air strikes against Japan and served as Admiral William F. Halsey's flagship. U.S.S. Missouri is best known as the site where General of the Army, Douglas MacArthur, officially accepted the surrender of Japan on 2 September 1945, ending World War II.

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