1/700 USS CV2 Lexington - 5716
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1/700 USS CV2 LexingtonManufacturer: Trumpeter
Model: 5716
Scale: 1/700
Our price:
£10.44
Excl. VAT:
£9.08
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£10.99
Discount:
5% off
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Trumpeter 1/700 USS CV2 Lexington Description
Length overall: 270.8m Beam max: 39.7m Hull: 32.2m Displacement standard: 41187t Full load: 43054t
The USS LEXINGTON (CV-2), was originally designated CC-1. Authorized to be completed as an aircraft carrier on 1 July 1922, commissioned 14 December 1927. On 7 December 1941 the LEXINGTON was based at Pearl Harbor, when word of the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor was received, She immediately launched a search plane 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 torpedoes and 3 bombs, finally rolled over on her side and sank. LEXINGTON received 2 battle stars for her World War II service.
