Alabama was commissioned in 1942 and served in World War II in the Atlantic and Pacific theaters. Alabama was decommissioned on 9 January 1947 and placed in the reserve fleet in Puget Sound Naval Shipyard Bremerton, Washington. The kit consists of 506 parts in plastic with 14 clear plastic parts for 2 Kingfisher float planes plus the decal sheet. Model can be made in either waterline or full-hull version. This finely detailed plastic model kit requires assembly and painting.