Navis Neptun 1310A USS Franklin, CV13,the ill-fated Essex Class Carrier 1/1250
A 1/1250 scale secondhand metal model of USS Franklin by Navis Neptun 1310A. The model is in excellent original condition but has replacement a radio mast on the starboard side forward. See photograph.
Badly hit by kamikazes, she survived with almost half her crew killed to steam back to California. She was never properly repaired and remained in reserve until scrapped twenty years later.