 | USS Yorktown CV-5 03711 | | Model:03711 | | The proportional model:1:200 | | Browse the number:24427 |
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Lead ship of the Yorktown class
of purpose-built US Navy aircraft carriers, three
battle stars, lost in the
Battle of Midway in June 1942.
YORKTOWN (CV-5) was laid down in 1934, launched in
1936 and commissioned in 1937. Following its shakedown cruise in 1938, YORKTOWN engaged in exercises simulating attacks on the US East Coast. Joining the Pacific Fleet in
1939, tactical exercises continued in 1940, centered on the defence of the Hawaiian islands in the North Pacific.
Following the attack on Pearl Harbor in
December 1941, YORKTOWN became the flagship of aircraft carrier Task Force 17,
targeting Imperial Japanese Navy garrisons in the Marshall
and Gilbert Islands in February 1942, and engaging IJN shipping in the Coral Sea in May 1942.
Returning to Pearl Harbor with severe bomb
damage that would take 3 months to repair, YORKTOWN
was back at sea after only 3 days, to mount an attack on the Japanese Navy in
the Battle of Midway in June 1942.
YORKTOWN suffered direct hits from Japanese
torpedo aircraft but did not sink. Attempts at salvage were interrupted when a
final assault by IJN submarine caused YORKTOWN
to eventually capsize and sink on June 7th 1942.
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Item No
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03711
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Item
Name
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USS Yorktown CV-5
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Bar Code
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9580208037110
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Scale
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1:200
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Item Type
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Plastic Model
Warship Kit
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Model Brief
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1245.5mm
beam: 179.8mm
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Total Parts
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1120+
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Metal Parts
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anchor chain
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Photo Etched Parts
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8 pcs
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Film Parts
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n/a
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Resin Parts
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n/a
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Total Sprues
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44 sprues , hull and
decks
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Released Date
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2018-12
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More Features
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- One-piece hull made from
two-directional slide molds
- Deck pattern finely
rendered.
- Accurately detailed gun
- 8 pieces of photo etched frets for
handrais，ladders , radar parts
etc.
- Aircraft
F4F-4*5 SBD-3*5 TBD-1*5
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