Aircraft Carrier USS Lexington CV-2 1925 w/ Display Case 1/1250 Scale Diecast Metal Model by Legendary Battleships
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1/1250 Scale Aircraft Carrier USS Lexington CV-2 1925: Length: 8", Width: 1"
The models of Legendary Battleships at 1/1250 scale come already assembled and painted. There is no assembly or painting needed. They are constructed of diecast metal and plastic parts. They have no moving parts. Each ship is attached to a removable display stand and each display stand with the ship's name on it. The base of the stand measures 10" by 4". Moreover, the model comes with an acrylic cover that measures 4.5 inches tall.
This is not a toy. Recommended for 15 and up.
USS Lexington (hull number CV-2), nicknamed "Lady Lex", was the name ship of her class of two aircraft carriers built for the United States Navy during the 1920s. Originally designed as a Lexington-class battlecruiser, she was converted into one of the Navy's first aircraft carriers during construction to comply with the terms of the Washington Naval Treaty of 1922, which essentially terminated all new battleship and battlecruiser construction. The ship entered service in 1928 and was assigned to the Pacific Fleet for her entire career. Lexington and her sister ship, Saratoga, were used to develop and refine carrier tactics in a series of annual exercises before World War II. On more than one occasion these included successfully staged surprise attacks on Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. The ship's turbo-electric propulsion system allowed her to supplement the electrical supply of Tacoma, Washington, during a drought in late 1929 to early 1930. She also delivered medical personnel and relief supplies to Managua, Nicaragua, after an earthquake in 1931.
