CVE-110 Salerno Bay Faded MS Blue Deck nvw

CVE-110 Salerno Bay Faded MS Grey deck — 1-3000 Scale Deck Decal

This CVE-110 Salerno 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-110 Salerno 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 Salerno Bay (CVE-110) was laid down by the Seattle-Tacoma Shipbuilding Company at Tacoma, Washington, completed at Portland, Oregon, and commissioned on 19 May 1945. She embarked a Marine air group and trained off southern California, but the war ended before she could deploy for combat. Recommissioned in 1951, Salerno Bay served with the Atlantic Fleet, participated in NATO exercises off Norway, and operated with the Sixth Fleet in the Mediterranean. She was decommissioned for the final time on 16 February 1954, later reclassified AKV-10, struck from the Navy List in 1961, and sold for disposal later that year.

Key Historical Details

Commissioned: 19 May 1945 Class: Commencement Bay class Number in Class: 19 completed Aircraft Complement: Approximately 34 aircraft in the class design; operational air groups varied Final Disposition: She was decommissioned for the final time on 16 February 1954, later reclassified AKV-10, struck from the Navy List in 1961, and sold for disposal later that year.