Scale: 1/700

Recommended to help accurize your Fujimi 1/700 scale USS Saratoga kit to the ship's 1944-1945 appearance.

This model represents the bridge tower of celebrated aircraft carrier USS Saratoga CV-3 as she appeared from August, 1944 through the end of the war, including night operations and the Battle of Iwo Jima where she was struck by five kamikazes and survived.

The difference between this tower and the 1943 version is that this 1944-45 version has:
no armored conning tower
signal deck lengthened aft
external starboard side cable trunk
additional door and catwalk portside
 
Features:
fully assembled
accurately dimensioned from US Navy Booklet of General Plans drawings
detail locations confirmed by careful study of photographs of the actual ship
signal deck extended aft for 1944-1945
bulkhead and Mk. 37 Director stand details properly sized and located
two venturis for 1944-45, one on the Flag Bridge and another on the Navigating Bridge
exterior starboard side cable trunk for 1944-45
open A/T doors, ready for your favorite photoetch, including an additional portside door and walkway for 1944-45
portholes (airports) properly sized and located
detailed interior barbette and associated bulkheads with open scuttles
raised 2-1/2 meter rangefinder tub
 
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