USS Hornet (CV-12) MS Blue — 1-1800 Scale Flight Deck Decal
USS Hornet (CV-12) 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 Hornet (CV-12) MS Blue. Apply over a properly prepared and gloss-coated model surface using normal waterslide-decal techniques.
Historical Information
USS Hornet (CV-12) was commissioned in late 1943 and named in honor of the recently lost CV-8. She joined the fast-carrier forces in 1944 and fought through the Marianas, the Philippine Sea, Leyte Gulf, Iwo Jima, Okinawa, and strikes against the Japanese home islands. Hornet survived the war and later became famous for recovering Apollo spacecraft.
Key Historical Details:
Commissioned: 29 November 1943
Class: Essex class
Number in Class: 24 completed
Primary Theater: Pacific
Major Operation: Marianas; Philippine Sea; Leyte Gulf; Iwo Jima; Okinawa; strikes on Japan
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 service; decommissioned in 1970 and preserved as the USS Hornet Sea, Air & Space Museum in Alameda, California
Unique Detail: Renamed Hornet before completion to honor CV-8 and later served as recovery ship for the Apollo 11 and Apollo 12 lunar missions.
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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