CVE-105 Commencement Bay Faded MS Blue Deck nvw

CVE-105 Commencement Bay Faded MS Grey deck — 1-3000 Scale Deck Decal
This CVE-105 Commencement Bay Faded MS Grey deck decal is designed for 1-3000 NavWar miniatures. Sized to NavWar COMMENCEMENT BAY Code - N6211.
 
Decal Information
This 1-3000 scale waterslide decal reproduces the deck markings for the CVE-105 Commencement Bay during that period of time. Customers report that most decals fit Davco ship castings fairly well. Apply over a properly prepared and gloss-coated model surface using normal waterslide-decal techniques.
 
Historical Information
USS Commencement Bay (CVE-105), lead ship of the Commencement Bay class, was launched by the Seattle-Tacoma Shipbuilding Corporation at Tacoma, Washington, and commissioned on 27 November 1944. Rather than deploying to a combat zone, she served through most of 1945 as a training carrier in Puget Sound, preparing precommissioning crews for sister escort carriers and qualifying hundreds of naval aviators in carrier takeoffs and landings. After the Japanese surrender she continued carrier qualification work from Pearl Harbor. Commencement Bay was decommissioned on 30 November 1946, later reclassified CVHE-105 and AKV-37, struck from the Navy List in 1971, and sold for scrap in 1972.
 
Key Historical Details
Commissioned: 27 November 1944
Class: Commencement Bay class
Number in Class: 19 completed
Aircraft Complement: Approximately 34 aircraft in the class design; operational air groups varied
Final Disposition: Commencement Bay was decommissioned on 30 November 1946, later reclassified CVHE-105 and AKV-37, struck from the Navy List in 1971, and sold for scrap in 1972.