USS South Carolina

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USS South Carolina, the first American dreadnought; though she did not incorporate turbine propulsion like HMS Dreadnought, South Carolina's design included revolutionary aspects as well, primarily the superfiring arrangement of her main battery. The ship was laid down in December 1906 and launched in July 1908 before being commissioned into the US Atlantic Fleet in March 1910. This is a 1 2400 scale model representing the USS South Carolina and/or her sister ship the USS Michigan. There are two hull designs here, one with and one without the small calibre weapons on the superstructure of the ship. The masts, cranes, searchlight tower are all separate to facilitate a cleaner print.