USS Arizona

Along with the USS Missouri, the Arizona is one of the two most famous ships in U.S. Naval history. Made infamous by being sunk at Pearl Harbor Hawaii on December 7, 1941, the Arizona serves as a memorial to all the U.S. dead from the Imperial Japanese Navy’s sneak attack that engulfed America in the second “War to End Wars”.

Also at Pearl Harbor, the USS Pennsylvania was one of the few ships that escaped with only minor bomb damage. After a short repair period, she went on to distinguished service that lasted throughout the war. The “Pennsy” participated in the sinking of Japanese battleship IJN Yamashiro at the battle of Surigao Strait, the last great “battleship vs. battleship” encounter of all time.

The USS Arizona is available from Strike Models as a fiberglass hull shell and as a complete warship kit. Our USS Arizona kit comes complete with fiberglass hull shell, balsa sheeting, silkspan, rolled plans, precut decks, precut deck rims, barbettes, superstructure levels, turrets, rudder, prop shafts and stuffing tubes, radio box, plus other small items.

Ship Information
Class: Battleship
Laid Down: March 16, 1914
Launched: June 19, 1915
Commissioned: October 17, 1916
Sunk: December 7, 1941

Model Specifications
Length: 50.67 inches
Beam: 8.83 inches
Ship Speed (original): 21 knots

Battling Kit: $887
Fast gun Battling Kit includes: Hull kit, Hardware kit with speed controller (HDW-BB-ESC), 4-cannon system (BBSYST-4.5), 7 oz. CO2 cylinder (TANK-7), variable pressure regulator (REG-V2), large bilge pump (PUMP-L1-6-18), and three VS-2 servos. Radio and batteries are not included in this kit.

Battling kit upgrades:
Upgrade BB system to Dual Fire: $19

Recommended Accessories
Running hardware (HDW-BB  $105 ) or with electronic speed controller (HDW-BB-ESC  $145 )
Cannon System: 4-cannon system (BBSYST-4.5  $233 ) or Dual cannon system (BBSYST-4.5D  $251 )
CO2 Supply:7 oz CO2 tank (TANK-7  $55 )
CO2 Regulator: REG-V2 ($65 )
Bilge Pump with 1/8″ outlet (PUMP-L1-6-18  $32 )
Servos: four VS-2 (for HDW-BB) or three VS-2 (for HDW-BB-ESC) ($8 each )
Radio System: 4 channels minimum, 5 or 6 preferred
Battery Supply: (1) 6 volt, 15 to 20 amp hour battery

Skills Required
Building: We recommend USS Arizona-USS Pennsylvania only for those battlers with intermediate to advanced building skills.
Battling: Intermediate

Class Sisters
USS Arizona BB39
USS Pennsylvania BB38

External Reviews, Photos, and Construction Documentation

USS Arizona BB-39 build thread at RC Naval Combat Forums