Milvic Warships MV2301
Yorktown-class Aircraft Carrier Diecast Model
USN, CV-6 USS Enterprise, Battle of Midway, 1942 | |
| 1:700 Scale | | Length | | Width |
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| Yorktown-class Aircraft Carrier | | 14.25" | | 2" |
USS Enterprise (CV-6), was the seventh U.S. Navy vessel to bear the name. Colloquially referred to as the "Big E", she was the sixth aircraft carrier of the United States Navy. Launched in 1936, she was one of three Yorktown-class carriers built, alongside USS Yorktown (CV-5) and USS Hornet (CV-8).
She participated in more major actions of the war against Japan than any other US ship. These actions included the Battle of Midway, the Battle of the Eastern Solomons, the Battle of the Santa Cruz Islands, various other air-sea engagements during the Guadalcanal Campaign, the Battle of the Philippine Sea, and the Battle of Leyte Gulf. On three separate occasions during the Pacific War, the Japanese announced that she had been sunk in battle, earning her the name "The Grey Ghost".
Enterprise earned 20 battle stars, the most for any U.S. warship in World War II and became the most decorated US ship of World War II. By the end of the war, her planes and guns had downed 911 enemy planes, sunk 71 ships, and damaged or destroyed 192 more.
The Yorktown class was a class of three aircraft carriers build shortly before World War II and commissioned into the US Navy between 1937 and 1941. They immediately followed Ranger, the first U.S. aircraft carrier built as such, and benefited in design from experience with Ranger and the earlier Lexington class, which were conversions into carriers of two battlecruisers. The three ships of this class are noted for bearing the brunt of the fighting in the early months of the Pacific War, most notably during the Battle of the Coral Sea, the Battle of Midway, and the Guadalcanal campaign. © Copyright 2003-2024 The Flying Mule, Inc.
Milvic's Yortown-class Aircraft Carriers are constructed using a heavy diecast metal hull with plastic decking resulting in a sturdy, yet highly detailed model. Antennas, masts, guns, railings and cranes are all finely detailed using photo-etched metal parts. Each of the three aircraft elevators can be displayed flush with the deck or removed to give the appearance of having descended to the hangar deck. Also included are ten miniature aircaft: Four TBD Devastator Torpedo Bombers and six SBD Dauntless Dive Bombers, one of which is mounted on a small wire stand, to display it taking off, over the bow of the ship.
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The Milvic Warships range presents detailed, ready-made diecast models of naval warships in 1:700 scale. These are some of the most intricately detailed diecast model ships available today. They feature a significant metal content that becomes apparent the moment you pick one up. Each model is hand-assembled from hundreds of components.
Milvic Warships diecast models feature:
- Diecast metal construction with some plastic components.
- Extensive use of fine photo-etched metal railings, masts, guns and other details.
- Pad printed markings and placards that won't fade or peel like decals.
- Diecast metal full hull with detailed propellers, shafts and rudders.
- Plastic display base with brass risers and nameplate.
- Reverse side of display base features ocean wave surface.
- Clear acrylic cover to protect model.
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