Dragon Model Ships 1/700 USS Antietam CV36 Essex Class Aircraft Carrier Kit

USS Antietam (CV-36) was an Essex class aircraft carrier commissioned in the closing months of WWII on January 28 1945, too late to see any combat. (Incidentally, the name “Antietam” commemorates a famous battle of the American Civil War, the bloodiest single-day battle in American history, where 23,000 casualties were incurred). The USS Antietam was stationed in the Far East for three years until 1949, its air wing providing support for Allied occupation forces in China, Manchuria and Korea. When the Korean War broke out in 1950, USS Antietam was reactivated, thus participating in the only operational deployment of her career. The carrier was stationed off the coast of Korea, its aircraft supporting UN forces with a variety of missions against North Korean targets. 1:700 photo-etched deck crew included  Different types of radar provided  Newly tooled fight deck with correct shape for USS Antietam CV-36  Newly designed CV-36 superstructure  Contains parts so all hull side doors can