Bearn (CV) Version 2 — 1-2400 Scale Deck Decal

Bearn (CV): Variant #2 — 1-2400 Scale Deck Decal

A detailed 1-2400 scale flight deck decal representing the French aircraft carrier Béarn, presented here as Variant #2.

Historical Information

Béarn was converted from an unfinished Normandie-class battleship hull and commissioned on 5 December 1927, becoming France’s first completed aircraft carrier. Too slow for modern fleet operations by the late 1930s, she nevertheless played an important wartime transport role, carrying aircraft and French gold across the Atlantic before spending much of the Vichy period at Martinique. After refit she returned to transport duties late in the war and supported French movements to Indochina before being reduced to secondary service and eventually scrapped.

Key Historical Details:

• Commissioned: 5 December 1927

• Class: Unique aircraft-carrier conversion from a Normandie-class battleship hull

• Number in Class: 1 carrier conversion

• Nickname: None commonly recorded

• Primary Theater: Atlantic / Caribbean; later Far East transport service

• Major Operation: Wartime aircraft and gold transport between France, Canada, and the Caribbean

• Aircraft Complement: Approximately 40 aircraft in prewar carrier configuration

• Final Disposition: Withdrawn from active service after the war; scrapped in 1967

Model Compatibility

This deck decal is sized for the applicable GHQ 1-2400 scale model. Where a product is identified for a specific GHQ casting, year, or model configuration, use it with that corresponding miniature.