{"product_id":"online-only-uss-massachusetts-bb-59-usn-south-dakota-class-battleship-1941-legendary-battleships11250-s-241939","title":"(Online only) USS Massachusetts BB-59, USN South-Dakota Class Battleship  1941 \/ Legendary Battleships1:1250 s 241939","description":"\u003ch1\u003eUSN South-Dakota Class Battleship BB-59 US S Massachussetts, 1941\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch1\u003eLegendary Battleships 1:1250 241939\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eUSS Massachusetts (BB-59), known as \"Big Mamie\" to her crewmembers during World War II, was a battleship of the second South Dakota class. She was the seventh ship of the United States Navy to be named in honor of the sixth state, and one of two ships of her class (along with her sister Alabama) to be donated for use as a museum ship. Among the ships armed with 16-in (406 mm) guns during World War II, Massachusetts stands out because it is believed that she fired the US Navy's first and last 16-in (406 mm) shells of the war. After the war, Massachusetts returned to the United States and was decommissioned and assigned to the Atlantic Reserve Fleet in 1947. In 1965 she was transferred to the Massachusetts Memorial Committee and preserved as a museum ship at Battleship Cove in Fall River, Massachusetts.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.flyingmule.com\/powersearch\/?Search=CAT_TYP_SHP_BTL_PENNSYLVANIA\"\u003eSouth Dakota-class Battleship\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color:#000000;\"\u003eUSS \u003ci\u003eMassachusetts\u003c\/i\u003e (BB-59) is the third of four \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/South_Dakota-class_battleship_(1939)\" title=\"South Dakota-class battleship (1939)\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color:#000000;\"\u003e\u003ci\u003eSouth Dakota\u003c\/i\u003e-class\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Fast_battleship\" title=\"Fast battleship\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color:#000000;\"\u003efast battleships\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e built for the \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/United_States_Navy\" title=\"United States Navy\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color:#000000;\"\u003eUnited States Navy\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e in the late 1930s. The first American battleships designed after the \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Washington_Naval_Treaty\" title=\"Washington Naval Treaty\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color:#000000;\"\u003eWashington\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e treaty system began to break down in the mid-1930s, they took advantage of an escalator clause that allowed increasing the \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Main_battery\" title=\"Main battery\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color:#000000;\"\u003emain battery\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e to 16-inch (406 mm) guns, but refusal to authorize larger battleships kept their \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Displacement_(ship)\" title=\"Displacement (ship)\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color:#000000;\"\u003edisplacement\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e close to the Washington limit of 35,000 long tons (36,000 t).\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.flyingmule.com\/range\/diecast-model\/ship\/motor-city-classics-legendary-battleships\"\u003eMotor City Classics Legendary Battleships\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Motor City Classics \"Legendary Battleships\" range presents affordable, ready-made diecast models of Warships in 1:1250 scale.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMotor City Classics \"Legendary Battleships\"Warships\" diecast models feature:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDiecast metal construction with some plastic components.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePad printed markings and placards that won't fade or peel like decals.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eClear acrylic display case to protect model.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Legendary Battleships","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45614666055835,"sku":"241939","price":36.79,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0657\/9214\/7611\/files\/55789.jpg?v=1791905411","url":"https:\/\/passiondiecast.com\/products\/online-only-uss-massachusetts-bb-59-usn-south-dakota-class-battleship-1941-legendary-battleships11250-s-241939","provider":"Passion Diecast","version":"1.0","type":"link"}