Trumpeter 05716 1/700 '42 USS Lexington CV-2 Carrier Multi-Colored,

The USS LEXINGTON (CV-2), was originally designated CC-1. Authorized to be completed as an aircraft carrier 1 July 1922, commissioned 14 December 1927. On 7 December 1941, LEXINGTON based at Pearl Harbor, when word of the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor was received, She immediately launched 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. Includes lower hull, upper hull, decks and waterline plate and display stand. « less