The detail is amazing! It is mounted on a stately wooden base stained and cleared. It measures 26 long, 7 1/2 inches high and 3 inches wide approximately. The model weighs 8 pounds. The crate it goes in weighs 7 pounds also. Look the pictures over carefully. The second USS Newport News (CA148) was a Des Moines-class heavy cruiser in the United States Navy. Newport News was laid down 1 November 1945; launched on 6 March 1948 by Newport News Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Company, Newport News, Virginia. The vessel was sponsored by Mrs. Ferguson upon commissioning on 29 January 1949, Captain Floyd Smoot commanding. Newport News was decommissioned on 27 June 1975 and stricken from the Naval Vessel Register on 31 July 1978. A museum dedicated to Newport News and her crew is maintained in USS Salem in Quincy, Massachusetts. THIS COMES FROM AN AVID MODEL BUILDER AND COLLECTOR SHOP – PLEASE WATCH OUR AUCTIONS FOR MANY – MANY MORE GREAT MODELS UP NOW & COMING SOON! This is a custom built warship model of the USS NEWPORT NEWS. It measures 26 long 7.5 inches high and 3 inches wide approximately. The base measures 31.5 long and 7.25 wide. The crate it goes in weighs 9 pounds. Continental United States Only. Message us before checkout and let us know if you have any special needs. We will assist you if needed. We check our messages several times a day and will respond promptly. Create your brand with Auctiva’s. Attention Sellers – Get Templates Image Hosting, Scheduling at Auctiva. Track Page Views With. Auctiva’s FREE Counter. The item “USS Newport News Custom Built Assembled Wooden Ship Model Highly Detailed” is in sale since Sunday, March 25, 2018. This item is in the category “Collectibles\Transportation\Boats & Ships\Military\Models”. The seller is “redscollectibles” and is located in Marshville, North Carolina. This item can be shipped to United States.
- Country/Region of Manufacture: United States