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I have recently begun this build as a gift for my Dad. The USS Essex CV-9 was his ship from 1954 to 1957.
Awesome Mike! Do you have any pictures or stories yet on about your build?
Without this, the build log is not very informative and you may wait until you have.Let me know if you need any help!
USS Essex (CV/CVA/CVS-9) was an aircraft carrier and the lead ship of the 24-ship Essex class built for the United States Navy during World War II. She was the fourth US Navy ship to bear the name. Commissioned in December 1942, Essex participated in several campaigns in the Pacific Theater of Operations, earning the Presidential Unit Citation and 13 battle stars. Decommissioned shortly after the end of the war, she was modernized and recommissioned in the early 1950s as an attack carrier (CVA), eventually becoming an antisubmarine aircraft carrier (CVS). In her second career, she served mainly in the Atlantic, playing a role in the Cuban Missile Crisis. She also participated in the Korean War, earning four battle stars and the Navy Unit Commendation. She was the primary recovery carrier for the Apollo 7 space mission.
She was decommissioned for the last time in 1969, and sold by the Defense Reutilization and Marketing Service (DRMS) for scrap on 1 June 1973.These USS Essex Models are the most accurate models of these aircraft carriers in the world. The USS Essex CV-9 aircraft carrier is an epic scale professional model made of erosion free fiber bulletproof resin that captures every seam and aspect of the original ship.
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