Highly detailed 1/800 scale assembly model kit of the USS Nimitz (CVN-68), a super-carrier in the United States Navy and the lead ship of its class of aircraft carriers. Named after legendary World War II Fleet Admiral Chester W. Nimitz and commissioned on 3 May 1975, the USS Nimitz is one of the largest warships in the world, and no other ship in the Navy arsenal projects the dominant naval power of the United States like the Nimitz Class carriers. Nimitz Class carriers can carry up to 90 fixed wing aircrafts and helicopters, and with speed of 30+ knots and essentially unlimited range, the USS Nimitz and her sister ships afford the President of the United States the badly needed strategic initiative when major crisis anywhere in the world breaks out. The awesome beauty of the USS Nimitz can sometimes be seen near its home port in San Diego, California. This 1/800 scale assembly kit of the USS Nimitz by Academy features 178 light gray plastic parts. The kit includes pieces to construct 34 aircrafts for the flight deck and a simple display stand with nameplate.