Before she became a storied aircraft carrier, USS Lexington was envisioned as a powerful American battlecruiser. This model depicts Lexington (CC‑1) as originally designed—a massive, high-speed warship armed with 16-inch guns and tailored for naval dominance. Though the CC-class was never completed in this form, its bold design influenced U.S. naval architecture for decades. Rendered here in 1:1250 scale, this alternate-history build is a must-have for fans of naval “what-ifs,” interwar capital ship designs, and collectors of pre-WWII American fleet concepts.