USS PITTSBURGH CA-72 Heavy Cruiser Plastic Model Kit

1/490 Scale. Measures 16.75 inches long. Comes with decals for entire Baltimore Class of Heavy Cruisers. Flag sheet included with detailed instructions. Features movable guns, rotating turrets, 2 scout planes with catapults and crane, display stand.   The Longest Ship in the World! The U.S. Navy recruit who is asked, "What is the longest ship in the world?" ranks with seasoned Sailors when he answers: "the USS Pittsburgh!" The USS Pittsburgh has a special place in naval history. Only part of her story lies in her Battle Scars and decorations- two Battle Stars, the Navy Occupation Service Medal and the China Service Medal for meritorious peacetime service . A Story of Valor In 1945, the quick retort of her guns covered our ground troops in the assault and occupation of Iwo Jima. She rescued 34 men of the flaming USS Franklin, when it had been hit by two 500 lb bombs, then saved the crippled carrier while fighting off enemy planes. Within the month she was at Okinawa resisting heavy air