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Yankee Modelworks announces the upcoming release of three 1:350 resin cruisers. First up is the YKM35151 USS Miami CL-89 Light Cruiser 1944 outfit. This kit comes complete with photo etch details and white metal fittings and carries a MSRP of $285.00. Next up is the YKM35144 USS Baltimore CA-68 Heavy Cruiser 1944 outfit. This kit also comes with photo etch and white metal fittings. The Baltimore’s suggested retail price is $325.00. Last but certainly not least is the YKM35074 IJN Chikuma WWII Heavy Cruiser 1942 outfit. As with the Baltimore, she comes complete with photo etch and white metal fittings and a suggested retail price is $325.00. All of these fine kits feature hulls that are split at waterline, with NO casting plugs on the hulls.

Ship Histories

The second USS Miami (CL-89), a Cleveland class light cruiser of the United States Navy, was laid down 2 August 1941 by Cramp Shipbuilding Co., Philadelphia, Pa.; launched 8 December 1942; sponsored by Mrs. C. H. Reeder, wife of the mayor of Miami, Fla., and commissioned 28 December 1943, Capt. John G. Crawford in command.
She earned 6 battle stars.
Displacement: 10,000 tons
Length: 610 ft 1 in
Beam: 66 ft 4 in
Draught: 20 ft
Propulsion: 100,000 S.H.P. - Geared Turbines - 4 Screws
Speed: 33 knots Range:
Complement: 992 officers and enlisted
Armament: 12 × 6 in, 12 × 5 in, 28 × 40 mm, 10 × 20 mm guns

The fifth USS Baltimore (CA-68), the lead ship of her class of cruiser, was launched 28 July 1942 by Bethlehem Steel Company, Fore River, Massachusetts, sponsored by Mrs. Howard W. Jackson, wife of the Mayor of Baltimore, commissioned 15 April 1943, Captain W. C. Calhoun in command, and reported to the Pacific Fleet.
She earned 9 battle stars.
Displacement: 13,600 tons
Length: 673 ft 5 in (205.3 m)
Beam: 70 ft 10 in (31.4 m)
Draft: 26 ft 10 in (18 m)
Speed: 33 knots
Complement: 1142 officers and enlisted
Armament: 9 × 8"/55 main battery, 12 × 5"/38 dual purpose secondary battery, 48x40mm AA guns, 24x20mm AA guns.
Aircraft carried: 2 x OS2U Kingfisher

IJN Chikuma (筑摩 重巡洋艦 Chikuma jūjunyōkan) was the second vessel in the two-vessel Tone-class of heavy cruisers in the Imperial Japanese Navy. It is named after the Chikuma River, in Nagano prefecture of Japan.
Chikuma was designed for long-range scouting missions and had a large seaplane capacity. She was extensively employed during the World War II in conjunction with an aircraft carrier task force, or as part of a cruiser squadron with her sister ship, Tone.
Displacement: 11,213 tons (standard); 15,443 (final)
Length: 189.1 meters
Beam: 19.4 meters
Draught: 6.2 meters
Propulsion: 4-shaft Gihon oil geared turbines
8 boilers, 152,000 shp
Speed: 35 knots
Range: 8,000 NM @ 18 knots
Complement: 874
Armament: *8 × 203 mm guns (4x2)
5 × 127 mm guns
6 x 25 mm AA guns
612 × 610 mm torpedo tubes
Armor: 100 mm (belt), 35 mm (deck)
Aircraft carried: 6 x floatplanes