70288 - Heavy Cruiser USS Astoria, 1939, 1/700

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The second USS Astoria (CA-34) was a United States Navy New Orleans-class heavy cruiser that participated in both the Battle of the Coral Sea and the Battle of Midway, but was then sunk in August 1942 at the Battle of Savo Island. Originally, Astoria was the lead ship of her class as she was the first ship of that class to be laid down but received a later hull number than New Orleans because she was launched second. The class was later to be known as the New Orleans-class after Astoria was sunk. Immediately following the Guadalcanal campaign the remaining ships of the class would go through major overhauls in order to lessen top-heaviness of the ships due to new electrical and radar systems as well as more anti-aircraft weaponry which was being added as technology advanced. In doing so the ships took on a new appearance, most notable in the bridge area and then became known as the New Orleans-class.

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