Vintage NIB DRAGON 1/700 USS BOXER LPH-4 HELICOPTER ASSAULT SHIP
USS Boxer (CV/CVA/CVS-21, LPH-4) was one of 24 Essex-class aircraft carriers of the United States (U.S.) Navy, and the fifth ship to be named for the HMS Boxer. Boxer saw a variety of duties, including as an anti-submarine warfare carrier and an amphibious assault platform. Boxer operated mainly out of the Caribbean Sea as an amphibious assault carrier. During this duty, she was on station during the 1962 Cuban Missile Crisis. From 1959 on, she was used as a helicopter carrier and was hence classified LPH-4. Together with two of her sisters, USS Valley Forge and Princeton, her new role was to land Marine assault troops by helicopter. Thus, the three carriers were the precursors of today´s amphibious assault ships of the Tarawa and Wasp classes – yet they could only transport the troops, but not their vehicles and larger equipment. During the 1960s, Boxer mainly served in the Caribbean and the Pacific.
Features of this kit include:
· Assembled kit dimensions: 15.2-inch (386 mm) length; 1.6-inch (40.6 mm) beam (width)
· Kit parts count:
o 320+ plastic injection-molded parts
o Photo-etched brass details (including ship’s deck-edge elevator bracing, radar, radio towers, etc.)
· Optional full-hull or waterline display option
· Detailed hangar deck
· Optional clear plastic flight deck for visible hangar deck details
· SH-34 SEABAT assault helicopters
· BONUS Harbor Tugboat
· Detailed waterslide decals with accurate deck markings
· Illustrated assembly, decal and photo-etch placement, and painting guide
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