The South Dakota class was originally planned that only two ships of this design would be built, and that the Iowa design would start with BB-59. This class resembled the North Carolina class, but shorter, with one funnel instead of two. The armor and underwater protection scheme was entirely new, however. The design was found to be rather cramped, especially for antiaircraft guns in the superstructure, because the length of the superstructure had been reduced. This plastic model kit is a highly-detailed, accurate representation of the famous ship.