This is a scale model of the US Navy's Ashville Class gunboat.  The Crockett was stationed in South Viet Nam and was designed for coastal patrol, blockade reconnaissance and support missions.  The kit is balsa planked over a frame of die-cut mahogany with a die-cut wood superstructure. 

Length:  51"                  
Beam: 7-1/2"
Scale:  1/38