Danburry Mint, USS Hornet 1:500 scale Model. Scale 1:500; 19 1/2 in length. USS Hornet (CV/CVA/CVS-12) was a United States Navy aircraft carrier of the Essex class. Construction started in August 1942. Hornet was commissioned in November 1943, and after three months of training joined the U. Forces in the Pacific War. She played a major part in the Pacific battles of World War II, and also took part in Operation Magic Carpet, returning troops back to the U. Hornet was finally decommissioned in 1970. She was eventually designated as both a National Historic Landmark and a California Historical Landmark, and in 1998 she opened to the public as the USS Hornet Museum in Alameda, California. The item “Danburry Mint, USS Hornet Air Craft Carrier 1/500 scale, New in Box” is in sale since Tuesday, April 05, 2016. This item is in the category “Collectibles\Transportation\Boats & Ships\Military\Models”. The seller is “wnymicsch” and is located in Hamburg, New York. This item can be shipped to United States.
- Country/Region of Manufacture: China
- Name: USS Hornet
- Type Ship: Air Craft Carrier
- War: WWII
- Genre: Military
- Distributor: Danbury Mint