The NEW OLREANS class represented the last class of the second generation “Treaty” heavy cruiser built between the two World Wars. The seven heavy cruisers in the class were outwardly similar. Their wartime displacement was 10,136 tons standard and 12,436 tons at full load. This displacement increased year by year due to the addition of radar, electronic equipment, and anti-aircraft protection. NEW OLREANS class cruisers were some of the most used ships in the US Navy during World War Two. They were found at every major naval skirmish even though there were only four units remaining after 1942. NEW OLREANS class heavy cruisers earned a total of 63 Battle Stars in the fight against the Japanese in the Pacific. Item No 05744 Item Name USS Minneapolis CA-36 (1942) Bar Code 9580208057446 Scale 1/700 Item Type Static Kit Model Brief Length:256.2 mm Beam: 27.4mm Height: 63.2mm Total Parts 196pcs Metal Parts n/a Photo Etched Parts n/a Film Parts n/a Resin Parts n/a Total Sprues 10 sprues, lower hull, upper hull, waterline plate Paint Schemes Wearing MS21 camouflage in 1942 Released Date 2008-09 More Features " Hull -One-piece slide-molded upper hull -Lower hull made from two-directional slide molds -Sponsons are represented on lower hull by slide-mold te"