USS South Carolina (BB-26) was laid down on December 18, 1906 at Philadelphia by William Cramp & Sons; launched on July 1, 1908; and commissioned on March 1, 1910. The lead ship of a class of two 16,000-ton battleships, she spent most of her career operating off the US east coast and in the Caribbean area, with some voyages to Europe.

South Carolina departed Philadelphia on March 6, 1910 for shakedown, cruised to the Danish West Indies and Cuba, then visited Charleston, South Carolina from April 10 to 15. After conducting trials off the Virginia Capes and Provincetown, Massachusetts, she visited New York City on June 17 and 18, 1910 on the occasion of a reception for former President Theodore Roosevelt. In early 1911, she entered the Navy Yard for repairs, then conducted tactics training and maneuvers off the New England coast.

From late June until mid-September 1913, South Carolina cruised the eastern coast of Mexico protecting American interests at Tampico and Vera Cruz. On January 28, 1914, she landed Marines at Port-au-Prince, Haiti, to guard the United States legion and to establish a field radio station during that period of political convulsions. After departing Port-au-Prince on April 14, she coaled at Key West, then steamed to Vera Cruz where she sent a landing force ashore to join in on the occupation of that city until her departure a month later.

By the time South Carolina returned to Norfolk on September 24, World War I had already been raging for nearly two months. In February 1915, she headed south for the usual battle practice in the vicinity of Cuba. She operated along the east coast through 1917 and for the first eight months of 1918. From mid-February until late July 1919, she made four round-trip voyages between the United States and Brest, France. By July 26, at the end of these voyages, she had returned over 4,000 World War I veterans to the United States. In early April 1921, she cruised to Culebra Island in the West Indies for training, then operated in the Chesapeake Bay. The battleship was decommissioned at Philadelphia on December 15, 1921.

At Maritime Modelworks, we bring ordinary wood models to life. Each museum quality USS South Carolina ship model is created step-by-step meticulously. No machines are involved in the process; everything is made by hand. Skilled craftsmen chip away at a piece of mahogany until a ship appears, which is then sanded and puttied. Hand-casted resin and handmade metal parts are also added. Gifted artists paint on the colors and all details, no matter how big or small. Afterwards, clear lacquer is applied for protection. Each model ship is complemented with a handsome display base with brass pedestals and a brass name plate. Products are always double-checked before being delivered to customers in professionally-packaged double-lined boxes with high density foam.