USS Yorktown (CV-10) MS Blue — 1-1800 Scale Flight Deck Decal
USS Yorktown (CV-10) MS Blue 1-1800 Scale Flight Deck Decal This 1-1800 scale flight deck decal is designed for WWII United States Navy miniature warship collections and naval wargaming.
Detailed 1-1800 scale waterslide deck decal representing USS Yorktown (CV-10) MS Blue. Apply over a properly prepared and gloss-coated model surface using normal waterslide-decal techniques.
Historical Information
USS Yorktown (CV-10) was an Essex-class fleet carrier renamed during construction to honor USS Yorktown (CV-5). Commissioned in 1943, she joined the fast-carrier forces in the Pacific and fought from the Marshalls through the Philippine Sea, Leyte Gulf, Iwo Jima, and Okinawa. She later served in Korea and Vietnam and survives today as a museum ship.
Key Historical Details:
Commissioned: 15 April 1943
Class: Essex class
Number in Class: 24 completed
Primary Theater: Pacific
Major Operation: Marshall Islands; Truk; Philippine Sea; Leyte Gulf; Iwo Jima; Okinawa
Aircraft Complement: Typically about 90–100 aircraft during World War II, varying by air group and date
Final Disposition: Survived World War II and later conflicts; decommissioned in 1970 and preserved as a museum ship at Patriots Point, South Carolina
Unique Detail: Originally named Bon Homme Richard, she was renamed Yorktown while under construction to honor CV-5 lost at Midway.
Model Compatibility
This decal is specifically sized for Ghukek miniature 3D-printed ships.
Miniatures from different manufacturers may vary in flight-deck dimensions, elevator placement, weapons positions, island location, and other structural details, so decals are not automatically interchangeable between manufacturers.
Warlord Games Option
Where a Warlord Games version is offered, select the Warlord option specifically for the corresponding Warlord Games miniature.
For Warlord pre-decal application model preparation, please Click Here.
Warlord Games and Ghukek versions are NOT interchangeable.
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