“Big E” USS Enterprise was the second of the Yorktown Class aircraft carriers. Construction commenced in 1934 and the official launch was in 1936, entering service in 1938.
ENTERPRISE narrowly escaped the unannounced Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941, due to stormy weather. Without any further delay, ENTERPRISE was immediately tasked with combat duty against the Japanese.
“Big E” provided cover for the Doolittle Raid on mainland Japan, took part in the Battle of Midway, the Battle of the Philippines, and the Leyte Gulf and provided air support during the Guadalcanal campaign in the Gilbert Islands, Marshall Islands, Palau, Iwo Jima and Ryukyu. For a long period of time, “Big E” took on Japan until more aircraft carriers entered service.
After WWII, “Big E” took part in “Operation Magic Carpet” and brought U.S. troops back to the USA. Decommissioned in 1947, Enterprise was dismantled in 1958 yet the legend of “Enterprise versus Japan” lives on.
- Scale: 1/200
- Item Type: Plastic Model Warship Kit
- Model Brief:
- Length: 1247.2mm
- Beam: 191.3mm
- Total Parts: 1130+
- Metal Parts: Anchor chain, brass wire
- Photo Etched Parts: 8 pcs
- Total Sprues: 44 sprues, hull and decks
- Released Date: 2020-08
- More Features:
- One-piece hull made from two-directional slide molds
- Deck pattern finely rendered.
- Accurately detailed gun
- 8 pieces of photo etched frets for handrails, ladders, radar parts etc.
- Aircraft: F4F-4*5 SBD-3*5 TBD-1*5
- One-piece hull made from two-directional slide molds