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USS GAMBIER BAY model
USS Gambier Bay was a
Casablanca-class escort carrier of the United States
Navy. She was commissioned on December 28, 1943, at Kaisier Shipbuilding Company, Vancouver, Washington.
The USS Gambier Bay aircraft carrier was referred to as
the "Bonus Ship" by yard personnel. The yard
had originally projected 16 carriers would be
delivered before the end of 1943, however, in
September the Navy asked the yard to increase that
number by at least two more. To rally the workers,
Kaiser initiated a campaign called "18 or More by
44" to meet the new challenge. Gambier
Bay was the 19th and last Kaiser-built
aircraft carrier.
Departing for the Pacific,
USS Gambier Bay supported the landings at Saipan, Peleliu
and Angaur, and the Philippines in the summer and fall
of 1944. Assigned to Rear Admiral Clifton A.F. Sprague's
escort carrier task unit, known as "Taffy 3",
the Gambier
Bay aircraft carrier participated in the precarious early morning Battle
off Samar on October 25, 1944, during the Battle of
Leyte Gulf. Though the escort carrier fought valiantly
against a much larger attacking Japanese surface force,
she was severely damaged by enemy cruisers and sank at
09:07 a.m. Despite her loss, USS Gambier Bay was part of the
other ships from "Taffy 3", joined by aircraft from
"Taffy 2" that had turned back a more powerful Japanese
Center Force. Her crew of nearly 800 survivors was
rescued.
This primarily wood USS Gambier Bay model is 32" long
(1/192 scale.) Note the two
'real' elevators, the tiny scratch-built elaborate
guns, and thousands of lines on deck. Compare our
model with the others' and you'll see the our
correct beam size, correct airplane (Three types:
FM-2 Wildcat, SBD Dauntless, TBF Avanger). Our model
is realistic, lively, in action. It doesn't look
like a plastic toy
$3,490
Shipping and insurance in
the contiguous USA included.
Other places: $300 flat rate.
This model is built per commission only. We require
only a small deposit (not full amount, not even half) to start the process
$500  The
remaining balance won't be due until the model is
completed, in about four months.
Learn more about the
USS
Gambier Bay
here:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_Gambier_Bay
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