CVE-113 Puget Sound MS Blue Deck nvw

CVE-113 Puget Sound MS Blue deck — 1-3000 Scale Deck Decal

This CVE-113 Puget Sound MS Blue 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-113 Puget Sound 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 Puget Sound (CVE-113) was built by Todd-Pacific Shipyards at Tacoma, Washington, and commissioned on 18 June 1945. She was still completing shakedown and training when Japan surrendered, so she did not see wartime combat; afterward she supported the occupation of Japan, with her aircraft flying antimine patrols and covering landings at Matsuyama and Nagoya. She subsequently carried returning servicemen and surplus aircraft during Operation Magic Carpet. Puget Sound was decommissioned on 18 October 1946, later reclassified CVHE-113 and AKV-13, struck from the Navy List in 1960, and sold for scrap in 1962.

Key Historical Details

Commissioned: 18 June 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: Puget Sound was decommissioned on 18 October 1946, later reclassified CVHE-113 and AKV-13, struck from the Navy List in 1960, and sold for scrap in 1962.