USS Hornet (CV-8) Faded MS — 1-1800 Scale Flight Deck Decal

USS Hornet (CV-8) 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 Hornet (CV-8) Faded MS. Apply over a properly prepared and gloss-coated model surface using normal waterslide-decal techniques.
 
Historical Information
USS Hornet (CV-8) entered service only weeks before the United States entered World War II. In April 1942 she carried and launched Lt. Col. James Doolittle’s B-25 bombers for the first American air strike on the Japanese home islands. Hornet then fought at Midway and in the South Pacific before being lost after the Battle of the Santa Cruz Islands in October 1942.
 
Key Historical Details:
Commissioned: 20 October 1941
Class: Yorktown class
Number in Class: 3
Primary Theater: Pacific
Major Operation: Doolittle Raid; Battle of Midway; Battle of the Santa Cruz Islands
Aircraft Complement: Approximately 80–85 aircraft in normal carrier service
Final Disposition: Disabled during the Battle of the Santa Cruz Islands on 26 October 1942 and sunk early on 27 October after abandonment and Japanese torpedo attacks
Unique Detail: Launched the 16 B-25B Mitchell bombers of the Doolittle Raid against Japan on 18 April 1942.
 
 
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.