Big Tenn, Big T, Tenny, Tenny Maru, whichever nickname the USS
Tennessee, BB-43 went by, she was a lucky
ship on December 7, 1941. First and foremost, she was lucky to be moored inboard
of USS West Virginia. With the Wee Vee on one side and Ford
Island on the other, she was spared the torpedoes, delivered with deadly
accuracy by the Kates of Japanese strike force. She received comparatively minor
damage as a result of the attack.
One of the "Big Five" (Tennessee,
California, West Virginia, Maryland and Colorado), Tennessee
and the others of the group, represented the pinnacle of battleship design for
the United States Navy, immediately following World War One. Each of the
"Big Five" had a very strong family resemblance. The graceful clipper
bow, four angular turrets, twin round funnels and most of all, soaring cage
masts with the characteristic "Fighting Tops", the ships were quite
distinctive as a group.
Resin,
Brass, and White Metal Parts
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Pit-Road/Hi-Mold has previously released the West
Virginia and Maryland, and Arizona is
scheduled for a July 2002 release. Can California or Pennsylvania
be far behind? It appears that Hi-Mold intends to cover all of the
battleline at Pearl Harbor.
Box,
Photo-Etched Fret, & Decals
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This is to present photographs of the components of the
kit. A build-up review will be forthcoming. The components (resin, brass,
stainless steel, white metal) are of uniformly outstanding quality. This is a
kit that must be built.
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