It's Time to Reward Yourself and Share Memorable Stories of Operations with this Magnificent Beautiful Handcrafted Wood Model Display Replica!
Imagine yourself navigating the vast ocean with this CV-8 Hornet scale
model ship. This elaborately designed wooden ship model was
hand-chiseled by our skilled artisans. This full-hull display was
perfectly scaled following the blueprints of the real vessel to give you
a beautiful model piece that you can proudly display. With its
miniature aircraft models on deck, this wood model ship would look
perfect in your home or office.
The Hornet CV-8 was launched in December 14, 1940 by Newport News
Shipbuilding in Virginia. It was sponsored by Annie Reid Knox, who was
the wife of Frank M. Knox, Secretary of the Navy. It was the seventh
Hornet Aircraft of the United States Navy. The USS Hornet CV-8 was a
Yorktown class aircraft carrier of World War II. It was well known for
launching the Doolittle Raid, participating in the Battle of Midway, and
for its contribution in the Solomons. It then became irreparably
damaged during the Battle of the Santa Cruz Islands.
