Description: USS Independence (LCS-2), the class prototype for the Independence-class littoral combat ship, will be the sixth ship of the United States Navy to be named for the concept of independence. It is the design produced by the General Dynamics consortium for the Navy’s littoral combat ship program, and competes with the Lockheed Martin-designed USS Freedom.
It is intended as a small assault transport that can take on various capabilities with the installation of mission modules. The ship is a trimaran design that can make more than 40 knots (74 km/h; 46 mph), and was delivered to the Navy at the end of 2009.
Ref: TR04549
Created: 12/29/2011
USS FREEDOM (LCS-1)
Description: USS Freedom (LCS 1) is the lead ship of the Freedom class of littoral combat ships (LCS). She is the third vessel of the United States Navy to be so named for the concept of freedom. She is the design competitor produced by the Lockheed Martin consortium, in competition with the General Dynamics-designed USS Independence. She was officially accepted by the Supervisor of Shipbuilding Gulf Coast on behalf of the US Navy from the Lockheed Martin/Marinette Marine/Gibbs and Cox team in Marinette, WI on 18 September 2008.
She is designed for a variety of missions in shallow waters, capable against submarines and ships, as well as minesweeping and humanitarian relief. The ship is a semi-planing monohull design capable of over 40 knots (74 km/h; 46 mph).
Commissioned in Milwaukee, Wisconsin on 8 November 2008, USS Freedom is home-ported in San Diego, California.
Description: One of the worldwide largest aircraft carrier. Nuclear power . Also one the most known ( a movie is dedicated to the ship). plastic kit , lenght 97 cm , 962 parts , photoetched parts.
Ref: TR05617
Created: 03/30/2012
POPULAR LIBERATION ARMY NAVY CARRIER "SHI LANG"
Description: It is the ex Russian carrier "Varyag". It was purchased at auction for US$20 million by Chong Lot Travel Agency, a company widely believed to be a front for Chinese People’s Liberation Army Navy (PLAN). Chong Lot stated that the ship would become a floating entertainment center and casino in the Chinese SAR of Macau. This was proven false as the ship was docked in Dalian and painted PLAN grey. Defense news and intelligence sources indicated that the ship had been refitted and would be put through sea trials in mid-2011.
On June 8, 2011 the chief of China’s General Staff of the People’s Liberation Army (PLA) confirmed that China’s first aircraft carrier was under construction. On August 10, 2011 the ship began her first sea trials.
On November 29, 2011 the ship began her second sea trial under more public eye, with the first publicly available images captured by civilian satellite.
The name of this carrier "Shi Lang" is at this moment, not certified but appears in some documents! ??