Dragon Models 1024 1/350 U.S.S. Independence CVL-22 (SmartKit) Model Ship Kit Mojave 4S Scale front and rear tube-style

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Designed to withstand the flooding of any two of her compartments between bulkheads

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Dragon Models 1024 1/350 U.S.S. Independence CVL-22 (SmartKit) Model Ship Kit Mojave 4S Scale front and rear tube-styleDragon Models 1024 1 350 U. S. S. Independence CVL 22 (SmartKit) Model Kit Commissioned on January 14 1943, the USS Independence (CVL 22) actually began life as a light cruiser before being converted into a light aircraft carrier during its construction. USS Independence was the first of a new class of such converted carriers, and its first combat operations in WWII took place in a raid against Marcus and Wake Islands in the Pacific. Later in 1943,