METAL MODEL OF AMERICAN WW2 AIRCRAFT CARRIER CV-6’USS ENTERPRISE’ BUILT BY NEWPORT NEWS SB & DD 1934. 8 X 5 INCH GUNS. UP TO 90 AIRCRAFT. SPECIAL EDITION CAMOUFLAGED MODEL. USS Enterprise (CV-6) was the seventh U. Navy vessel to bear the name. Colloquially called “the Big E” , she was the sixth aircraft carrier. Of the United States Navy. Carrier, she was launched in 1936 and was one of only three American carriers commissioned before World War II. To survive the war the others being Saratoga. These actions included the Attack on Pearl Harbor. (18 dive bombers of VS-6 were over the harbor; 6 were shot down with a loss of 11 menshe was the only American aircraft carrier with men at Pearl Harbor during the attack and the first to sustain casualties during the Pacific War), 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. Enterprise earned 20 battle stars. The most for any U. Warship in World War II, and was the most decorated U. On three occasions during the Pacific War, the Japanese announced that she had been sunk in battle, inspiring her nickname “The Grey Ghost”. THE MODEL IS DETAILED AND WAS MADE BY FINE GERMAN MODEL MAKERS NEPTUN. NEW MODEL, MEASURES 21 CM LONG. The item “NEPTUN US WW2 AIRCRAFT CARRIER CV-6’USS ENTERPRISE’ 1/1250 MODEL SHIP” is in sale since Friday, July 20, 2018. This item is in the category “Collectables\Transportation Collectables\Nautical\Models/ Ornaments”. The seller is “modelships66″ and is located in Glamorgan. This item can be shipped worldwide.
- Item Type: Models
- Type: Boats & Ships
- Scale: 1/1250
- Brand: NAVIS NEPTUN
- Featured Refinements: 1:1250 Model Ship