USS Essex (CV-9) MS Blue — 1-1800 Scale Flight Deck Decal

USS Essex (CV-9) 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 Essex (CV-9) MS Blue. Apply over a properly prepared and gloss-coated model surface using normal waterslide-decal techniques.

Historical Information

USS Essex (CV-9) was the lead ship of the most important American carrier class of World War II. Commissioned at the end of 1942, she reached the Pacific in 1943 and took part in the fast-carrier offensive from the Gilberts and Marshalls through the Philippine Sea, Leyte Gulf, and the final strikes against Japan. Essex survived the war and later served in the Korean War.

Key Historical Details:

• Commissioned: 31 December 1942

• Class: Essex class

• Number in Class: 24 completed

• Primary Theater: Pacific

• Major Operation: Tarawa; Marshall Islands; Truk; Philippine Sea; Leyte Gulf; 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 served in Korea; decommissioned in 1969 and sold for scrapping in 1975

• Unique Detail: Lead ship of the Essex class, the backbone of the U.S. fast-carrier force in the later Pacific War.

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.