This plastic model kit of the USS Essex in its original form of 1943-1944 includes the option of either a waterline version or a full hull version and comes with a display stand.
The hangar deck comes with interior details, and all hull-side doors can be modeled in an open, half-open or closed position. The flight deck elevators can be posed as raised or lowered, and the bridge superstructure is in all one piece. Product release date: April 2005.