You will really appreciate the attention and effort put into this wood model ship, turning it into an excellent 18-inch long wood model ship replica, completely built from scratch using wood, resin and metal. It comes detailed with guns and missile launchers; antennae and sensors; various aircraft and many other handcast resin and metal pieces. Now, imagine this precise work of model ship art sitting proudly on top of your desk in the office, or on the mantle at home. Your friends, colleagues, or maybe even your former shipmates, come in and marvel as they admire your (latest) acquisition, wondering aloud how expensive this RARE and valuable model ship is. You, of course, will smile, pleased that you had seized the opportunity when it was offered - knowing what a bargain it really is, a very well-made model ship at the very best possible price...less than half of what it could actually cost on the market!

USS America (CV-66) Aircraft Carrier Wood Model Ship FEATURES

• Excellent, hand-carved and hand-detailed 18-inch long wood model ship of the USS America (CV-66) Aircraft Carrier
• The FIRST and only commercially-available scratchbuilt USS America supercarrier precisely scaled to 1/700
• 3-dimensional Masterwork of art by dedicated Master artist-craftsmen
• Craftsmanship followed precise plans and scale drawings to quality standards stricter than that of larger ship models Mahogany wood hull, resin and metal fittings/details such as various aircraft, antennae and weapons
• Painted by hand in Navy gray scheme and painstakingly detailed
• Comes with an elegant, hand-routed, rich mahogany furniture-finish wood base
• Real, not plated, hand-turned and -polished brass pedestals
• Engraved brass name plate
• Very few pieces commissioned - available only from this store
• VERY LOW PRICE - LESS THAN HALF OF ITS ACTUAL RETAIL VALUE ON THE MARKET! THE LOWEST BECAUSE YOU GET IT DIRECT FROM US!
• Perfect for office decor or home display, or as a special gift!

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The third USS America (CV-66), formerly CVA-66, was a Kitty Hawk class supercarrier of the United States Navy that served from 1965 to 1996. Originally ordered as an Enterprise-class nuclear carrier, the ballooning costs of Enterprise during construction caused the cancellation of the nuclear CVAN-66 and her reordering as a conventionally-powered Kitty Hawk-class carrier.

She served in the Mediterranean, in the Middle East, and off the coast of Vietnam.

Originally scheduled to undergo Navy SLEP in the late 1990s, CV-66 fell victim to budget cuts and was retired early by the U.S. Navy. She had suffered a major power-plant failure during her last cruise - ("parts went up the flues", said a crewman). She was decommissioned 9 August 1996 and was stricken from the naval register. Thereafter she was moored at the Inactive Ship Maintenance Facility in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Though already decommissioned, she was awarded the 1995 Battenberg Cup in recognition of her crew's achievements in her last full year in service.