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USS Princeton CVS-37
Anti-Submarine Warfare Carrier
Kit# A600C - $Gone
Features:
- Accurately shaped and patterned CVS-37 flight deck is
newly modeled
- Brand new Anti-Submarine aircraft comprising new tooled S2F-1 and HSS-1 are
conveniently constructed in transparent plastic
- Astonishing new detail photo-etched parts for landing signal system are
included
- New LSO Platform made from photo-etches parts
- Plastic and photo-etched options for safety net
- Option of either a waterline version of a full hull version with presentation
stand
- Bonus transparent flight deck to show off the interior details
- Cartograf decal offers accurate marking
With a displacement of 27,100 tons, the USS Princeton (CV-37) was originally
laid down as an Essex-class aircraft carrier of the U.S. Navy. Commissioned on
November 18, 1945. It was too late to be involved in WWII, though it did see
extensive action in the Korean War with three tours of duty there. For example,
its embarked aircraft supported Marines as they made a fighting withdrawal from
the Chosin Reservoir.
"In January 1954, the USS Princeton was converted for antisubmarine warfare, and
was reclassified as CVS-37. Its final evolution was as a Boxer-class amphibious
assault ship for the USMC, in which role it served in the Vietnam War. This U.S.
warship, after many years of faithful service, was finally decommissioned in
1970.
But modelers will be pleased to hear the USS Princeton has been resurrected in
1/700 scale! This fantastic new model represents this carrier in the
antisubmarine CVS-37 capacity it served in from 1954 to 1959. This means it
includes pertinent details like the LSO (Landing Signal Officer) platform, which
is made from photo-etched parts for the finest possible rendering of detail. The
complement of S2F-1 and HSS-1 antisubmarine aircraft all involve brand new
toolings too. To give modelers unparalleled detail, these 1/700 scale aircraft
are injection molded in transparent plastic. This carrier is positively
bristling with detail, and modelers will welcome such a vessel built to Dragon’s
highest standards into their model fleets."