USS Saginaw Bay (CVE-82) Faded MS Grey Deck
USS Saginaw Bay (CVE-82) Faded MS Grey Deck — 1-2400 Scale Deck Decal
Historically accurate 1-2400 scale aircraft carrier deck decal representing USS Saginaw Bay (CVE-82) in the Faded MS Grey Deck configuration.
Historical Information
Commissioning: USS Saginaw Bay (CVE-82) was a Casablanca-class escort aircraft carrier built by Kaiser Shipbuilding Company at Vancouver, Washington, and commissioned on 2 March 1944.
Major Campaigns & Notable Operations: Served as an escort-carrier flagship during the Peleliu and Angaur landings and later joined the Leyte campaign, Lingayen operations, and the Iwo Jima assault.
Combat Service: She was ordered away from Taffy 1 for replacement aircraft just before the Battle of Leyte Gulf, then returned to front-line support. At Iwo Jima she operated near Bismarck Sea when that carrier was sunk by kamikazes.
Ultimate Fate / Postwar Disposition: Decommissioned in June 1946 and sold for scrap in 1959.
The deck treatment represented by this decal reflects the faded grey-blue appearance of weathered wartime flight-deck stain.
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