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Would you believe there once was a freshwater, paddle-wheel steamer aircraft carrier? In 1942 the Great Lakes side-wheel steamer Seeandbee, which first took to the lake's waters in 1912, had been transformed into and an aircraft carrier to operate in the Great Lakes as the USS Wolverine, a platform for advanced training for US Navy pilots. Blue Ridge Models now offers a limited edition kit of this one-of-a-kind carrier.

The Navy acquired Seeandbee on 12 March 1942 and designated her an unclassified miscellaneous auxiliary, IX-64 with conversion to a training aircraft carrier begun on 6 May. The name Wolverine was approved on 2 August 1942 with the ship being commissioned on 12 August 1942. Intended to operate on Lake Michigan, IX-64 received its name because the state of Michigan is known as the Wolverine State.

This multi-media waterline ship model kit includes 2 photo etch frets and deck masking for painting deck lines. This limited edition kit will only have 250 individually numbered kits in its production run and is listed for $99.95 (US) plus shipping. Orders can be placed with Blue Ridge Models.