Trumpeter 1/350 05603 USS CV-10 Yorktown 1944 Pacific ArenaThe USS Yorktown, one of Americas most famous and storied naval vessels. The Yorktown served honorably and heroically during the Pacific Campaign in WW2 when America challenged Japan for Naval supremacy in the Pacific. USS Yorktown (CV/CVA/CVS-10) is one of 24 Essex-class aircraft carriers built during World War II for the United States Navy. She is named after the Battle of Yorktown of the American Revolutionary War, and is the fourth U. Initially to have been named Bonhomme Richard, she was renamed Yorktown while under construction to commemorate USS Yorktown (CV-5), lost at the Battle of Midway in June 1942. Yorktown was commissioned in April 1943, and participated in several campaigns in the Pacific Theater of Operations, earning 11 battle stars and the Presidential Unit Citation. National Register of Historic PlacesU. National Historic LandmarkUSS Yorktown (CV-10) is located in South CarolinaUSS Yorktown (CV-10)Nearest cityMount Pleasant, South CarolinaCoordinates32°4726N 79°5431WBuilt1941ArchitectNewport News Shipbldg. & Dry DockNRHP reference #82001519Significant datesAdded to NRHP10 November 1982[1]Designated NHL19 June 1980[2]Decommissioned shortly after the end of the war, she was modernized and recommissioned in the early 1950s as an attack carrier (CVA), and then eventually became an antisubmarine carrier (CVS). She was recommissioned too late to participate in the Korean War but served for many years in the Pacific, including duty in the Vietnam War, in which she earned five battle stars. Which recreated the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor; and in the science fiction film The Philadelphia Experiment. She is a National Historic Landmark. The item “Trumpeter 1/350 05603 U. S. Aircraft Carrier CV-10 Yorktown 1944 WW2 Pacific Arena” is in sale since Saturday, August 25, 2018. This item is in the category “Toys & Hobbies\Models & Kits\Military\Sea”. The seller is “reg0228″ and is located in Houston, Texas. This item can be shipped to United States.
- Brand: Trumpeter
- Year: 1944
- Country/Region of Manufacture: China
- Bundle Listing: Yes
- Scale: 1/350
- Recommended Age Range: 14+
- MPN: 05603
- Features: Kit