Scale: 1/700
Model Length: 8.75"
Height: 5.5"
Width: 1.25"
Base Length: 10"
Code: SS700DDG93 

Sleek and deadly destroyers, the greyhounds of the sea, protect the American naval fleet from attacks by submarines. Now a handcrafted full-hull solid wood ship model of the USS Chung-Hoon, America's newest Arleigh Burke-class destroyer, is available for the first time ever in precise 1/700 scale model ship. Over 8 inches long, this replica is carved by hand from mahogany wood and is heavily detailed with handcast resin and metal pieces. It comes ready to display on an elegant, handmade, furniture-finish 10-inch display base using hand-turned brass pedestals. A brass name plate completes the display ship. Overall the quality of this modern destroyer model ship would command a $400 retail value, but it is now available at our extremely low factory price.  

This is not a mass-produced wood model ship. Each museum-quality ship replica is handcrafted by master modelers and will make a perfect gift or memento for the sailor, ship or military enthusiast. As such it is shipped to the customer in a heavy-duty carton box; the model ship itself is encased in a secure wood frame which will require some disassembly.  

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia 

USS Chung-Hoon (DDG-93) is an Arleigh Burke-class Aegis destroyer serving in the United States Navy as of 2006. Chung-Hoon was named in honor of Rear Admiral Gordon Pai'ea Chung-Hoon (1910-1979), recipient of the Navy Cross. 

The contract to build her was awarded to Northrop Grumman Ship Systems on March 6, 1998, and her keel was laid down on January 14, 2002, at Ingalls Shipbuilding, Incorporated. She was launched on January 11, 2003, sponsored by Michelle Punana Chung-Hoon of Honolulu, Hawaii, Chung-Hoon's niece, and commissioned on September 18, 2004. 

She is part of the Pacific Fleet and homeported in Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. 

On 13 October 2005, Chung-Hoon responded to a distress call from the Panamanian-based merchant vessel C-Laurel. One of her sailors, Sung-Won Kim of Korea, had lost a hand in an accident. Chung-Hoon transported Kim to Honolulu, where he underwent emergency treatment. Doctors were unable to reattach the hand, and Kim returned to Korea after the operation.