Description
USS LEXINGTON CV-2 Length overall:270.8m Beam max:39.7m hull:32.2m Displacement standard:41187t full load:43054t The LEXINGTON(CV-2),was originally designated CC-1,laid down as a battlecruiser 8 Jan 1921 Quincy, Massachusetts. Authorized to be completed as an aircraft carrier 1 July 1922,commissioned 14 December 1927.On 7 December 1941,LEXINGTON based at Pearl Harbor,when word of the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor was recevied,She immediately launched searchplane to hunt for the Japanese fleet. On 7 may 1942 LEXINGTON'S air group sank the Japanese light carrier SHOHO.8th,LEXINGTON was hit by 2 torpedos and 3 bombs,finaly rolled over on her side and sank. LEXINGTON recevied 2 bettle stars for her World War II service.
Kit Features:
- Scale : 1:350
- Item Type : Static Kit
- Model Brief : Length: 773.8 mm Width: 108mm
- Total Parts : 583 pcs
- Total Sprues : 20 pcs sprues plus lower hull, upper hull, waterline plate, flight decks and display stand
- Paint Schemes : USS Lexington during the Battle of Coral Sea, May 1942.
- More Features : Either waterline version or full hull version can be selected; Include 4 F4Fs of VF-2, 6 SBDs of VB-2& VS-2, 3 TBDs of VT-2, total 3 types 13 a/c with clear canopy, folding wings.