USS Minneapolis (CA-36) - Palm Springs Air Museum - Exact Replicas on Waymarking.com

The Palm Springs Air Museum contains many WWII aircraft inside two hangers as well as a number of aircraft on display outside on the tarmac. The SE hanger contains aircraft and displays from the Asian Pacific Theater of the war. In the back part of the hanger are many small-scale replicas of WWII naval ships on display. This particular model replica is of the USS Minneapolis (CA-36), a New Orleans class heavy cruiser and one of seven in this class (three were destroyed in WWII).

The website MilitaryFactory.com says the following regarding this cruiser:

The USS Minneapolis was purchased and constructed before America had become embroiled in World War 2. She was the third ship in the seven-strong New Orleans-class that included the USS New Orleans, USS Astoria, USS Tuscaloosa, USS San Francisco, USS Quincy and the USS Vincennes. The vessel took part in many of the major Pacific Theater battles throughout the war. For her excellent service throughout the conflict, the USS Minneapolis and her fighting crews earned no fewer than 17 Battle Stars - quite the testament for any warship.

The Palm Springs Air Museum is definitely worth the price of admission and visitors should leave with a new appreciation for those men and women who fought in WWII for preservation of democracy and against those who tried to destroy it (Germany, Japan and Italy).

*NOTE* I was told by volunteer staff that many planes and historical items often move around inside the hangers and outside on the tarmac, BUT they always stay within the museum, unless they are part of a visiting exhibition. Waymarkers should keep this in mind when searching for a particular waymark that I or someone else has posted on Waymarking.com. If, by chance, you cannot locate a particular waymark within the museum, please let me know and I'll contact the staff and inquire to its whereabouts. Thanks.