
Lot 183
A large model of the U.S.S. Missouri
American, after 1945 118 x 15 x 26-1/2 in. (281.9 x 38.1 x 67.3 cm.)
American, after 1945
22 February 2013, 13:00 EST
New YorkSold for US$8,125 inc. premium
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A large model of the U.S.S. Missouri
American, after 1945
American, after 1945
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.)
118 x 15 x 26-1/2 in. (281.9 x 38.1 x 67.3 cm.)
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.