{"id":8123974058235,"title":"I Love Kit - 1\/700 North Carolina Bb-55 Top Grade w\/ Pontos Detail Up Set","handle":"i-love-kit-1700-top-grade-north-carolina-bb-55-w-detail-up-set","description":"\u003ch1\u003e1\/700 North Carolina Bb-55 Top Grade w\/ Pontos Detail Up Set\u003c\/h1\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eI Love Kit 65704\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eExcludes all \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/jixhobbies.co.za\/collections\/plastic-kit-model-glues\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003eglues\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/jixhobbies.co.za\/collections\/paints\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003epaints\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e and \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/jixhobbies.co.za\/collections\/tools-desk-top-storage\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003etools\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e necessary to assemble.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe North Carolina (BB-55) was laid down 27 October 1937 by New York Naval Shipyard; launched 13 June 1940 and commissioned at New York 9 April 1941. North Carolina completed her shakedown in the Caribbean prior to the Pearl Harbor attack, and after intensive war exercises, entered the Pacific 10 June 1942.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhen the U.S. attacked Guadalcanal in early August of 1942, North Carolina was the only U.S. battleship available to provide protection for the carriers Wasp CV-7, Saratoga CV-3 and Enterprise CV-6. In the Battle of the Eastern Solomon, North Carolina forever changed the role of the new battleships when she shot down seven Japanese planes in one battle. After that battle it would not be uncommon for fast battleship to screen aircraft carriers due to their massive anti-aircraft batteries.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOn the afternoon of September 15 1942, one torpedo was hit the North Carolina. The torpedo hit tore a hole 10 meter long and 6 meter high in the shell plating and caused 5 dead.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAfter inactivation, she decommissioned at New York 27 June 1947. On 29 April 1962 she was dedicated at Wilmington, N.C., as a memorial to North Carolinians of all services killed in World War II.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNorth Carolina received 12 battle stars for World War II service.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eScale 1\/700\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","published_at":"2023-06-13T19:50:44+02:00","created_at":"2023-06-13T19:50:46+02:00","vendor":"I Love Kit","type":"Scale Model Kits","tags":["Brand_I Love Kit","Category_Ships","Scale_1\/700 Scale","Type_Military Ships"],"price":175995,"price_min":175995,"price_max":175995,"available":true,"price_varies":false,"compare_at_price":null,"compare_at_price_min":0,"compare_at_price_max":0,"compare_at_price_varies":false,"variants":[{"id":44632072257787,"title":"Default Title","option1":"Default Title","option2":null,"option3":null,"sku":"9580208657042","requires_shipping":true,"taxable":true,"featured_image":null,"available":true,"name":"I Love Kit - 1\/700 North Carolina Bb-55 Top Grade w\/ Pontos Detail Up Set","public_title":null,"options":["Default Title"],"price":175995,"weight":0,"compare_at_price":null,"inventory_management":"shopify","barcode":null,"requires_selling_plan":false,"selling_plan_allocations":[]}],"images":["\/\/jixhobbies.co.za\/cdn\/shop\/products\/I-Love-Kit---1-700-North-Carolina-Bb-55-Top-Grade-w--Pontos-Detail-Up-Set.jpg?v=1686678646"],"featured_image":"\/\/jixhobbies.co.za\/cdn\/shop\/products\/I-Love-Kit---1-700-North-Carolina-Bb-55-Top-Grade-w--Pontos-Detail-Up-Set.jpg?v=1686678646","options":["Title"],"media":[{"alt":null,"id":32916000243963,"position":1,"preview_image":{"aspect_ratio":1.506,"height":680,"width":1024,"src":"\/\/jixhobbies.co.za\/cdn\/shop\/products\/I-Love-Kit---1-700-North-Carolina-Bb-55-Top-Grade-w--Pontos-Detail-Up-Set.jpg?v=1686678646"},"aspect_ratio":1.506,"height":680,"media_type":"image","src":"\/\/jixhobbies.co.za\/cdn\/shop\/products\/I-Love-Kit---1-700-North-Carolina-Bb-55-Top-Grade-w--Pontos-Detail-Up-Set.jpg?v=1686678646","width":1024}],"requires_selling_plan":false,"selling_plan_groups":[],"content":"\u003ch1\u003e1\/700 North Carolina Bb-55 Top Grade w\/ Pontos Detail Up Set\u003c\/h1\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eI Love Kit 65704\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eExcludes all \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/jixhobbies.co.za\/collections\/plastic-kit-model-glues\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003eglues\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/jixhobbies.co.za\/collections\/paints\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003epaints\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e and \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/jixhobbies.co.za\/collections\/tools-desk-top-storage\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003etools\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e necessary to assemble.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe North Carolina (BB-55) was laid down 27 October 1937 by New York Naval Shipyard; launched 13 June 1940 and commissioned at New York 9 April 1941. North Carolina completed her shakedown in the Caribbean prior to the Pearl Harbor attack, and after intensive war exercises, entered the Pacific 10 June 1942.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhen the U.S. attacked Guadalcanal in early August of 1942, North Carolina was the only U.S. battleship available to provide protection for the carriers Wasp CV-7, Saratoga CV-3 and Enterprise CV-6. In the Battle of the Eastern Solomon, North Carolina forever changed the role of the new battleships when she shot down seven Japanese planes in one battle. After that battle it would not be uncommon for fast battleship to screen aircraft carriers due to their massive anti-aircraft batteries.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOn the afternoon of September 15 1942, one torpedo was hit the North Carolina. The torpedo hit tore a hole 10 meter long and 6 meter high in the shell plating and caused 5 dead.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAfter inactivation, she decommissioned at New York 27 June 1947. On 29 April 1962 she was dedicated at Wilmington, N.C., as a memorial to North Carolinians of all services killed in World War II.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNorth Carolina received 12 battle stars for World War II service.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eScale 1\/700\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e"}