USS ALABAMA BB-60 MODEL BOAT | Museum-quality | Fully Assembled Wooden Model boats
USS ALABAMA BB-60 MODEL BOAT | Museum-quality | Fully Assembled Wooden Model boats
USS ALABAMA BB-60 MODEL BOAT | Museum-quality | Fully Assembled Wooden Model boats
USS ALABAMA BB-60 MODEL BOAT | Museum-quality | Fully Assembled Wooden Model boats
USS ALABAMA BB-60 MODEL BOAT | Museum-quality | Fully Assembled Wooden Model boats
USS ALABAMA BB-60 MODEL BOAT | Museum-quality | Fully Assembled Wooden Model boats
USS ALABAMA BB-60 MODEL BOAT | Museum-quality | Fully Assembled Wooden Model boats
USS ALABAMA BB-60 MODEL BOAT | Museum-quality | Fully Assembled Wooden Model boats
USS ALABAMA BB-60 MODEL BOAT | Museum-quality | Fully Assembled Wooden Model boats
USS ALABAMA BB-60 MODEL BOAT | Museum-quality | Fully Assembled Wooden Model boats
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USS ALABAMA BB-60 MODEL BOAT | Museum-quality | Fully Assembled Wooden Model boats

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Specification of USS ALABAMA BB-60 MODEL BOAT 

Dimension (inch) 42.5"L x 7"W x 15.75"H Inches
Brand name  Old Modern Handicrafts 
Materials western red cedar, rosewood, and mahogany + metal
Model number B408

 

The story of USS ALABAMA BB-60 MODEL BOAT 

From its humble beginnings on February 1, 1940, as the keel was laid at the Norfolk Navy Yard in Portsmouth, Virginia, Battleship USS ALABAMA (BB-60) has had a remarkable career. She began her World War II adventures in the North Atlantic in 1943, then later that year, went to the South Pacific seas. She ended up in Mobile, Alabama as a National Historic Landmark and memorial to millions.

Home to a crew of 2,500 courageous Americans, this 45,000-ton war machine’s WWII adventure culminated with BB-60 leading the American Fleet into Tokyo Bay on September 5, 1945. Nine Battle Stars for meritorious service were awarded the “Mighty A” during her brief three-year tenure as the “Heroine of the Pacific”.

Alabama assisted in Operation Magic Carpet after the war, carrying some 700 men home from the former war zone. She was decommissioned in 1947 and assigned to the Pacific Reserve Fleet, where she remained until 1962 when she was stricken from the Naval Vessel Register. A campaign to save the ship from the breakers' yard succeeded in raising the necessary funds, and Alabama was preserved as a museum ship in Mobile Bay, Alabama.

Product Description of USS ALABAMA BB-60 MODEL BOAT 

Home to a crew of 2,500 courageous Americans, this 45,000-ton war machine’s WWII adventure culminated with BB-60 leading the American Fleet into Tokyo Bay on September 5, 1945. Nine Battle Stars for meritorious service were awarded the “Mighty A” during her brief three-year tenure as the “Heroine of the Pacific”.

Master craftsmen handcraft these highly detailed wood models from scratch using historical photographs, drawings, and original plans. They are built to scale with high-grade wood such as western red cedar, rosewood, and mahogany. They are 100% hand built individually using plank-on-frame construction method and are similar to the building of actual ships. Each model requires hundreds of hours to finish and must go through a demanding quality control process before leaving the workshop.

The model contains stunning details which include the camouflage paint, cannons, jet fighters, crane, machine guns, lifeboats, anchors, radar tower, railings, riggings, and much more. The model rests on a solid wood base with a brass nameplate engraved “USS Alabama”. It’ll make a perfect gift for all the passionate history buffs or collector!

  •       100% handcrafted using traditional techniques and modern technology
  •       Made from high-quality wood such as rosewood, western red cedar, mahogany, teak, etc. 
  •       Hundreds of hours of hand craftsmanship to complete a model at museum-quality, ensuring attention to detail and precision
  •       No plastic parts is used in order to ensure authenticity and an authentic look
  •       Each model goes through a demanding in-house quality control before leaving the workshop, ensuring excellence and authenticity
  •       Protective packaging with wooden crate for safe shipping, close-to-zero damage and storage
  •       Skillful craftsmen have years of experience and a passion for their work, ensuring quality and accuracy.
  • Material: high-grade wood such as: western red cedar, rosewood, and mahogany + metal only (no plastic parts)
  • Skill: best traditional real ship-making methods applied, hundreds of hours required to finish each model by our master craftsmen
  • Uniqueness: each ship is an “Exclusive Edition” where the model has a unique serial number etched into the hull

Packaging 

In this final important step, this ship is packed in a sturdy wood and then in a nice carton box with cushion for maximum protection. We also perform a drop test to make sure the package is safe in shipping.

Company profile

Every ship has a story. From bow to stern, star board to port side, every vessel carries its own exquisite history. Through our fine hand craftsmanship, we tell that story the way it deserves to be told – with heart and soul. We uses traditional methods of building ship models, while integrating modern innovations. Our master craftsmen in Vietnam construct each ship entirely by hand using the traditional plank-on-bulk head method. They then harness high-tech tools like laser machines to create fine, accurate details. Each ship is scaled down in precise proportions from the original model for authenticity. It is a masterful synthesis of modern and traditional methods that makes the Old Modern quality one of a kind. What we mean by quality you can trust:

● Extensive research through original plans and pictures makes our models true to life.

● 100% hand-built from scratch, plank by plank.

● Hundreds of hours of work go into our museum-quality models.

● Made of quality wood such as western red cedar, mahogany, rosewood, teak, and more

● Chrome, brass, and cast metal fittings and ornaments add richness and verisimilitude

● Each model must pass a demanding quality control process before leaving the workshop and making its voyage to you. Old Modern Handicrafts carries all manner of ships from every age of sail, and we are also proud to build custom models for our customers. Drop us a line – it’s our pleasure to help you tell your story. Staying at shore? Explore our nautical offerings for the home. Our novelties include vintage-style globes, magnifiers and telescopes, clocks, furniture, and all manner of nautical décor. The same quality of craftsmanship and care is extended to all our products, on land or at sea.