USS Blue Ridge LCC-19
- Displacement: 18000 t
- Length: 196m
- Beam: 33m
- Speed: 23kts
The USS Blue Ridge LCC-19 was commissioned on November 14, 1970, at the Philadelphia Naval Shipyard as the most sophisticated command and control platform in the Navy. From 1971 until 1979, Blue Ridge operated from San Diego, California, where she deployed to the Western Pacific, earning the Meritorious Unit and Navy Unit Commendations for the evacuation of Saigon, Vietnam, in 1975 Since October 1979, Blue Ridge has been forward deployed from Japan as the flagship of Commander Seventh Fleet. She performed brilliantly during a nine-and-a-half-month deployment as the flagship for Commander United States Naval Forces Central Command during Operations Desert Shield and Desert Storm from August 1990 through May 1991 USS Blue Ridge made her historic port visit to Shanghai, People's Republic of China, in May 1989.
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Scale: 1/700
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Item Type: Static Kit
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Model Brief:
- Length: 279.9mm
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Width: 47mm
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Total Parts: 182pcs
- Total Sprues: 10pcs sprues plus lower hull, upper hull, decks and waterline plate and
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display stand
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Paint Schemes: 2004
- More Features: Either waterline version or full hull version can be selected.