Welcome To BC Fishing World. Overall Dims: 40″ L x 4.5″ W x 12 H. Features not available in other models or any kit. Paint colors precisely matched to those of the SS United States. All windows and portholes exactly sized and positioned according to the original construction plans. Historical design and detailing of superstructure and hull. Open promenade decks visible through superstructure windows. Rigging and stay-lines on all masts and smokestacks. Precise superstructure design and detailing. Quadruple propeller design and accurate anchors. Numerous deck objects and features include deck cleats, vent shafts, lattice grates, miniature benches and more. All ladders, staircases and handrails produced from delicate metal wire. Finely-crafted wire maintenance ladders ascend smokestacks. Handcrafted from scratch by our master artisans. Built from highest quality woods including cherry, birch, maple and rosewood. Meticulous painting to accurately match the actual SS United States. Only a limited amount. Of models will ever be produced due to the extensive hours required to constuct the model. Extensive research of original plans, historical drawings and paintings as well as actual photographs ensures the highest possible accuracy. SS United States is a passenger liner built in 1952 for the United States Lines and designed to recapture the trans-Atlantic speed record from the British and serve as a possible troop carrier. The United States operated in transatlantic passenger service until 1969, and since 1996 has been docked at Pier 82 on the Delaware River in Philadelphia. Captains of the United States included Harry Manning, Roy Edward Fiddler, John Anderson and Leroy J. Inspired by the exemplary service of the British liners RMS Queen Mary and Queen Elizabeth, which transported hundreds of thousands of U. Troops to Europe during the Second World War, the federal government of the United States decided to sponsor construction of a large and very fast vessel that would be capable of transporting large numbers of soldiers. Designed by renowned American naval architect and marine engineer William Francis Gibbs, the liner’s construction was a joint effort between the United States Navy and United States Lines. The keel was laid and the hull was constructed in a graving dock. Fittings, including all furniture and fabrics, were custom made in glass, metal and spun glass fiber to ensure compliance with fireproofing guidelines set by the U. Though the galley did feature butcher block, the clothes hangers in the luxury cabins were aluminum. The ballroom’s grand piano was of a rare, fire-resistant wood species, though originally specified in aluminum and accepted only after a demonstration in which gasoline was poured upon the wood and ignited, without the wood itself igniting. The significant use of aluminum provided extreme weight savings. United States had the most powerful steam turbine in a merchant marine vessel. The item “SS United States Limited Model Cruise Ship 40″ is in sale since Monday, November 30, 2015. This item is in the category “Toys & Hobbies\Models & Kits\Boats, Ships\Wooden”. The seller is “bcfishingworld” and is located in Fort Myers, Florida. This item can be shipped to United States, to Canada, to United Kingdom, to China, to Mexico, to Germany, to Japan, BR, to France, to Australia, RU, DK, RO, SK, BG, CZ, FI, HU, LV, LT, MT, EE, GR, PT, CY, SI, SE, KR, ID, to Taiwan, ZA, TH, to Belgium, to Hong Kong, to Ireland, to Netherlands, PL, to Spain, to Italy, to Austria, IL, to New Zealand, PH, SG, to Switzerland, NO, SA, UA, AE, QA, KW, BH, HR, MY, TR, CL, CO, CR, PA, TT, GT, HN, JM.
- Brand: Handcrafted Model Ships
- MPN: Does Not Apply
- Year: 2015
- Country/Region of Manufacture: United States