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Revell: 1:1200 Model Set USS Enterprise CV-6
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USS Enterprise (CV-6) was an American aircraft carrier, the keel of which was laid down in 1934, launched in October 1936, and commissioned into the United States Navy in May 1938. The ship was 820 feet (252 m) long, 109 feet (33.4 m) wide, and had a full displacement of 25,500 tons at the time of launch. The maximum speed of USS Enterprise was approximately 32–33 knots, and her main armament consisted of 90 aircraft carriers.
USS Enterprise was the second Yorktown-class aircraft carrier. The experience gained during the operation of the Lexington-class ships was used in the construction of this type of ship. First of all, it was decided to build relatively large aircraft carriers, with the greatest emphasis on the number of aircraft carried and maximum speed, at the expense of armor. Thus, they headed in the same direction as the Japanese designers and in the opposite direction to the British Royal Navy. It is worth adding that the construction of the aircraft carrier widely known as the “Big E” was part of the program to rebuild the American economy after the Great Depression of 1929, initiated by President Franklin D. Roosevelt. During its long and worthy service, the USS Enterprise was modernized several times: in 1940 it received an air surveillance radar (type CXAM-1) and later in 1942 it received a new SC-2 radar. During the battles in the Pacific, the anti-aircraft weapons also changed, which in October 1943 had 40 40 mm guns. and 50 20 mm guns. At the outbreak of World War II in the Pacific, USS Enterprise was near Pearl Harbor and, shortly after the Japanese attack, participated in a fruitless search for its attackers. In April 1942, the carrier covered the infamous Doolittle Raid on Tokyo. Following this operation, she played a major role in the Battle of Midway in June 1942. Later in 1942, USS Enterprise participated extensively in naval operations in the Guadalcanal area, such as the Battle of Santa Cruz Island. In November 1943, she covered the American landings on Tarawa and Makin. In early 1944, she took part in the fighting in the Marshall Islands, and in June of that year, she took part in the Battle of the Philippine Sea. In 1945, she supported American operations at Iwo Jima and Okinawa, being damaged en route. She was withdrawn from service and decommissioned in 1960. USS Enterprise was one of the most distinguished and decorated ships of the United States Navy during World War II.