Tamiya 31713 - 1/700 U.S.N. Aircraft Carrier CV-3 Saratoga  [31713]

This really is a 1/700 scale type of the U.S. Navy Aircraft Carrier CV-3 Saratoga. It's the longest ship to surface in the long running Tamiya Water Line Series. The Saratoga is an extremely interesting topic. Launched in April 1925, the ‘Sister Sara' had been commissioned in November 1927 as an aircraft provider. However, she had been originally laid straight down as a battle cruiser and reclassified mid-way through the production procedure. This explains features instead unique on an aircraft carrier of the woman age, such as for instance an enclosed bow and massive funnel.

Sister Sara was a veteran of numerous actions in the WWII conflict, including the February 1945 Battle of Iwo Jima operation in which she survived damaging hits from Japanese fighters. The woman final contribution toward U.S. cause arrived after the end of WWII; she was sunk as one of the objectives in a nuclear test on Bikini Atoll.

Specs:

• Scale 1/700
• Construction type ,Assembly kit
• Photo-etch parts Not included
• Decals Included
• Unique function 1 ,Length: 396mm.
• Special feature 2 ,This water line model depicts the an element of the ship seen over the line of water, allowing that it is exhibited on a flat surface as though it were at ocean.
• Unique feature 3 ,The model accurately depicts the Saratoga as she appeared during the Battle of Iwo Jima in February 1945.
• Unique feature 4 ,Features a two-part hull, plus a one-part flight deck which extends through the bow of the deck toward stern.
• Unique feature 5 ,Includes scale replicas of Hellcat and Avenger aircraft.