This listing is for a hand made replica of the U. The artist, Steve Petitte, was an Italian man who was recovering at the St Margaret’s Hospital in Spring Valley, ILL. When he made this and one of the U. Chicago which we also have listed. Please take a look. The model measures 17 x 4.5 x 3. There are 24 bi-planes and 8 life boats carved in addition to gun turrets and command center. There is a great bit of detail in this work of art. Please feel free to ask questions and I will be happy to provide additional photos if requested. Lexington, originally commissioned as a WWI battleship, was reconfigured to a large fleet aircraft carrier after the Washington Naval Treaty of 1922 placed restrictions on the battleships. The Lexington was sunk during WWII and located March 4, 2018 in the Coral Sea. 17 x 4.5 x 3. The item “Wooden Navy Aircraft Carrier Ship USS Lexington Biplanes WWII Folk Art Petitte” is in sale since Monday, September 9, 2019. This item is in the category “Antiques\Maritime\Model Ships”. The seller is “ro39″ and is located in Park Ridge, Illinois. This item can be shipped to United States, Canada, United Kingdom, China, Mexico, Germany, Japan, Brazil, France, Australia, Denmark, Romania, Slovakia, Bulgaria, Czech republic, Finland, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Malta, Estonia, Greece, Portugal, Cyprus, Slovenia, Sweden, South Korea, Indonesia, South africa, Thailand, Belgium, Hong Kong, Ireland, Netherlands, Poland, Spain, Italy, Austria, Bahamas, Israel, New Zealand, Singapore, Switzerland, Norway, Saudi arabia, Ukraine, United arab emirates, Qatar, Kuwait, Bahrain, Croatia, Malaysia, Chile, Colombia, Panama, Jamaica, Sri lanka, Macao, Viet nam, Uruguay, Taiwan.
- Size: 24 in. & Under
- Primary Material: Wood
- Original/Reproduction: Antique Original
- Type: Warship
- Features: Hand Carved
- Time Period, War: WWII
- Military Branch: US Navy
- Country/Region of Origin: United States