Tracy,
Let’s just agree that WWII was a tremendous national effort, and that a ship model released to depict that ship at any one point of her career can be modified to reflect her at another.
Bill
Turns out I was a bit incorrect early; it appears Trumpeter has doubled down and will be releasing two different Indianapolises:
Trumpeter 1/350 USN USS Indianapolis 1944 CA-35 Cruiser Kit (05327)
Trumpeter 1/350 USN USS Indianapolis 1945 CA-35 Cruiser Kit (05326)
Isn’t Trumpeter coming out with a 1941 1/700 USS Maryland? (Can’t wait to see how they tackle the cage mast)
Pretty much all of the big 5 in 1/700th,…
Battleship: USS Arizona Dragon
Cruiser:
Destroyer: Benham or Dunlap class DD from Midships (Fletcher class and later didn’t arrive until 1942.
Aircraft Carrier: Lexington, Saratoga, or Enterprise. (Ranger, Yorktown, and Wasp were in the Atlantic and Hornet was not in commission)
Trumpeter now has the Maryland out in 1/700, too, in her configuration as she appeared at Pearl Harbor.
Someone also has a 1/700 Pennsylvania out, too, if I’m not mistaken, in her late '30’s configuration. Of course, I’ve been working on converting an Arizona to the Pennsy all this time!
Did a little research:
Heavy Cruisers at Pearl Harbor:
USS New Orleans (CA-32) (New Orleans Class)
USS San Francisco (CA-38) (New Orleans Class)
Light Cruisers:
CL-46 Phoenix (Brooklyn Class)
CL-48 Honolulu (Brooklyn Class)
CL-49 St. Louis (St. Louis Class)
CL-50 Helena (St. Louis Class)
CL-7 Raleigh (Omaha Class) <— Ugly looking ship too.
Destroyer classes:
Porter, Farragut, and Mahan
At sea with Halsey:
CV-2 USS Lexington
CV-6 USS Enterprise
CA-29 Chicago (Northampton Class)
CA-33 Portland (Portland Class)
CA-35 Indianapolis (Portland Class)
CA-25 Salt Lake City (Pensacola Class)
CA-26 Northampton (Northampton Class)
CA-27 Chester (Northampton Class)
CA-34 Astoria (New Orleans Class)
CA-36 Minneapolis (New Orleans Class)