USS Guadalcanal (CVE-60) Faded MS — 1-1800 Scale Flight Deck Decal

USS Guadalcanal (CVE-60) 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 Guadalcanal (CVE-60) Faded MS. Apply over a properly prepared and gloss-coated model surface using normal waterslide-decal techniques.

Historical Information

USS Guadalcanal (CVE-60) became one of the most famous American escort carriers of the Atlantic campaign. Commissioned in September 1943, she served as the center of an anti-submarine hunter-killer group. Her task group located and captured German submarine U-505 in June 1944, one of the most notable U.S. Navy anti-submarine actions of the war.

Key Historical Details:

• Commissioned: 25 September 1943

• Class: Casablanca class

• Number in Class: 50

• Primary Theater: Atlantic

• Major Operation: Anti-submarine hunter-killer operations; capture of U-505

• Aircraft Complement: Typically about 27–30 aircraft

• Final Disposition: Decommissioned on 15 July 1946 and sold for scrapping in 1960

• Unique Detail: Flagship of the hunter-killer group that captured German submarine U-505 on 4 June 1944.

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.