TRUMPETER 5737 USS HANCOCK CV-19 LONG HULL (ESSEX CV-9 CLASS CARRIER)
1/700 SCALE
DESCRIPTION:
USS HANCOCK CV-19 Length overall: 270.8m Beam max: 44.9m Displacement standard: 27100t Full load: 36380t Hancock was the first of the ‘long hull’ Essex class carriers to be completed, being commissioning in April of 1944. Hancock first saw action with the Third Fleet in attacks on Formosa, the Philippines, Okinawa, and Japan. In 1945 the carrier took part in attacks on Indo-China, Okinawa, and Japan itself. Damaged in an aircraft explosion in January 1945 and again by kamikaze strike in April, Hancock returned to take part in Magic Carpet operations. She was withdrawn from service 1n 1947, and after modernization and further service, was scrapped in 1976. Hancock was awarded the Navy Unit Commendation and received four battle stars for service in World War II.
FEATURES:
* Item No: 05737
* Item Name: USS HANCOCK CV-19
* Scale: 1/700
* Item Type: Static Kit
* Model Brief: Length: 383.8mm Width: 59.8mm
* Total Parts: 523pcs
* Metal Parts: n/a
* Photo Etch Parts: n/a
* Film Parts: n/a
* Resin Parts: n/a
* Total Sprues: 32pcs Sprues, Lower Hull, Upper Hull, Decks Waterline Plate, Stand
* Paint Scheme: Measure 32/3a
* Release Date: 2005
* More Features:
Either waterline version or full hull version can be selected.
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