USS Saratoga (CV-3) Faded MS — 1-1800 Scale Flight Deck Decal

USS Saratoga (CV-3) Faded MS 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 Saratoga (CV-3) Faded MS. Apply over a properly prepared and gloss-coated model surface using normal waterslide-decal techniques.

Historical Information

USS Saratoga (CV-3), sister ship to Lexington, was commissioned in 1927 after conversion from a battlecruiser design. She became one of the Navy’s principal prewar carrier-development platforms and served extensively in the Pacific during World War II. Despite repeated torpedo damage and long repair periods, Saratoga returned to combat several times and remained in service through the final year of the war.

Key Historical Details:

• Commissioned: 16 November 1927

• Class: Lexington class

• Number in Class: 2

• Primary Theater: Pacific

• Major Operation: Guadalcanal campaign; Battle of the Eastern Solomons; South Pacific operations; Iwo Jima

• Aircraft Complement: Approximately 81 aircraft in her early-war configuration

• Final Disposition: Survived World War II; sunk as a target on 25 July 1946 during Operation Crossroads at Bikini Atoll

• Unique Detail: One of the U.S. Navy’s first fast fleet carriers and one of the few prewar American carriers to survive World War II.

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.