George Washington Class Submarine Model Kit

An accurate 23″ reproduction of the first ballistic missile submarine (FBM), the George Washington was the precursor to a long lineage of future SSBN submarines, culminating with the Ohio class Ballistic Missile Submarine. SSBN-598 was the only missile submarine available during the Cuban Missile crisis and played a role in defusing the aggressive behavior patterns of the Russian and Cuban governments. Neither government could predict from whence a deadly rain of missiles might fall upon them.

Creating the George Washington model was done under contract request by a Nuclear Laboratory and was tricky since there is not a whole lot of information about the submarine available. The submarine itself, which was disposed of many years ago, couldn’t be studied in person as a result of this.

Therefore, the research staff of Fxmodels searched Submarine Museum archives. In doing so, they retrieved photographs, histories, and other information that allowed us to create an accurate representation of the George Washington. The efforts by our team, resulted in one of the most detailed examples in the world. The pictures on this page show just a few images of the model.