NAVIS WW1 US BATTLESHIP BB-32 'USS WYOMING' 1/1250 MODEL SHIP
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METAL MODEL OF WW1 AMERICAN BATTLESHIP BB-32 'USS WYOMING' BUILT BY WILLIAM CRAMP & SONS 1911, 27 243 TON. 20 KNOTS, 171 METRES. 12 X 12 INCH GUNS AND 21 X 5 INCH SECONDARIES. TWO 21 INCH TORPEDO TUBES. USS Wyoming (BB-32) was the lead ship of her class of dreadnought battleships and was the third ship of the United States Navy named Wyoming, although she was only the second named in honor of the 44th state .Wyoming was laid down at the William Cramp and Sons in Philadelphia in February 1910, was launched in May 1911, and was completed in September 1912. She was armed with a main battery of twelve 12 in (300 mm) guns and capable of a top speed of 20.5 knots (38.0 km/h; 23.6 mph).During the First World War , she was part of the Battleship Division Nine , which was attached to the British Grand Fleet as the 6th Battle Squadron . During the war, she was primarily tasked with patrolling in the North Sea and escorting convoys to Norway. She served in both the Atlantic and Pacific Fleets throughout the 1920s, and in 1931–1932, she was converted into a training ship according to the terms of the London Naval Treaty of 1930. Wyoming served as a training ship throughout the 1930s, and in November 1941, she became a gunnery ship. She operated primarily in the Chesapeake Bay area, which earned her the nickname "Chesapeake Raider". In this
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