1/200 SCALE RADIO CONTROL USS NIMITZ
Nimitz First deployed to the Mediterranean, departing 7 July 1976, in company with the cruisers South Carolina and California. This was the first time in ten years that the US had deployed nuclear-powered ships in the Mediterranean. The cruise was uneventful, and Nimitz returned to Norfolk, Virginia 7 February 1977. A second Mediterranean cruise 1977-1978 was similarly quiet, but on the third cruise, which began 10 September 1979, Nimitz was the launchpad for Operation Evening Light, the attempt to rescue the US Embassy workers being held hostage in Tehran, Iran. The mission was aborteFeaturesScale: 1:200 Size(mm): 1725mm x 430mm x 380mm Material: Strong fibreglass hull, ABS deck Weight: 13kg Power: 4 x powerful 540 motors, 4 propellars Power Supply: 4 x 6v 10ah batteries (not included) Speed: 1m/s Run time: more than 80 minutes R/C system: 2 channel radio with one servo & one ESC