Now a handcrafted full-hull solid wood ship model of the USS Mount Whitney is available for the first time ever in precise 1/700 scale. About 11 inches long, this ship replica carved by hand from mahogany wood and is heavily detailed with handcast resin and metal pieces. It comes ready to display on an elegant, handmade, furniture-finish 12-inch display base using hand-turned brass pedestals. A brass name plate completes the display model. Overall the quality of this command ship model would command a $500 retail value, but it is now available at our extremely low factory price. 

This is not a mass-produced wood model ship. Each museum-quality ship replica is handcrafted by mastercraft and will make a perfect gift or memento for the sailor, ship or military enthusiast. As such it is shipped to the customer in a heavy-duty carton box; the model itself is encased in a secure wood frame which will require some disassembly. 

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

USS Mount Whitney (LCC/JCC 20), a Blue Ridge class command ship, is the flagship of the United States Navy's 6th Fleet. She is also the command and control ship for Commander Joint Command Lisbon and Commander Striking Force NATO. She had previously served for years as 2nd Fleet's command ship.

Originally authorized as AGC-20, was reclassified LCC-20 on 1 January 1969, and laid down 6 January by Newport News Shipbuilding & Drydock Company, Newport News, Virginia. The ship is named for Mount Whitney, the 14,505-foot peak in the Sierra Nevada range in California, the highest point in the lower 48 United States.