1/1000 Scale Aircraft Carrier USS Yorktown (CV-5) US NAVY Length: 9.75", Width: 1.5" This model has a metal hull and plastic parts a number of different airplanes are included. The model is already assembled and painted. What is shown in the photos is how it will look when taken out of the box. A display stand is included. This is not a toy. Recommended for 15 and older. USS Yorktown (CV-5) was an aircraft carrier that served in the United States Navy during World War II. Named after the Battle of Yorktown in 1781, she was commissioned in 1937. Yorktown was the lead ship of the Yorktown class, which was designed on the basis of lessons learned from operations with the converted battlecruisers of the Lexington class and the smaller purpose-built USS Ranger.