1/700 Trumpeter USS Hancock Aircraft Carrier

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1/700 Trumpeter USS Hancock Aircraft Carrier

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SKU:
TRP5737
UPC:
9580208057378

Description

      USS HANCOCK CV-19 Length overall: 270.8m Beam max: 44.9m Displacement standard: 27100t Full load: 36380t Hancock was the first of the ‘long hull’ Essex class carriers to be completed, being commissioning in April of 1944. Hancock first saw action with the Third Fleet in attacks on Formosa, the Philippines, Okinawa, and Japan. In 1945 the carrier took part in attacks on Indo-China, Okinawa, and Japan itself. Damaged in an aircraft explosion in January 1945 and again by kamikaze strike in April, Hancock returned to take part in Magic Carpet operations. She was withdrawn from service 1n 1947, and after modernization and further service, was scrapped in 1976. Hancock was awarded the Navy Unit Commendation and received four battle stars for service in World War II.

 

Kit Features:

  • Scale  :  1:700
  • Item Type  :  Static Kit
  • Model Brief  :  Length: 383.8 mm  Width: 59.8mm 
  • Total Parts  :  523 pcs
  • Total Sprues  :  32 pcs sprues plus lower hull, upper hull, decks and waterline plate and display stand
  • Paint Schemes  :  Measure 32/3a
  • More Features  :  Either waterline version or full hull version can be selected.