1/3000 scale USS Forrestal CV-59 aircraft carrier

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USS Forrestal CV-59, formerly AVT-59 and CVA-59, was a supercarrier named after the first Secretary of Defense James Forrestal. Commissioned in 1955, she was the first completed supercarrier and was the lead ship of her class. Unlike the successor Nimitz class, Forrestal and her class were conventionally powered. The other carriers of her class were USS Saratoga, USS Ranger and USS Independence. She superseded the World War II Japanese carrier Shinano as the largest aircraft carrier ever built in terms of full load displacement and was the first to specifically support jet aircraft. She was also informally known in the fleet as the "USS Zippo" and "Forest Fire" or "Firestal" because of a number of highly publicized fires on board, most notably 1967 incident in which 134 sailors died and an additional 161 were injured. Forrestal served for nearly four decades in the Atlantic, Mediterranean, and Pacific. She was decommissioned in 1993.

This kit contains all necessary parts for assembling ONE Forrestal CV-59 aircraft carrier model under 1/3000 scale to be used on same scale ships and make a fine diorama display. Any additional diorama accessories are not included and should be purchased separately.

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