USS Belleau Wood CVL24?

lot of light carriers were built on cruiser hulls, try and find out what cruiser class it came from(janes fighting ships). found out it is a ex-new haven ,Indepenence class,8 ships were built.belleau wood dec6,1942.

This was an Independence class CVL. It was issued in 1/700 scale as the USS Princeton by both Dragon and by Revell with some add-ons like the lower hull. There has been talk that Dragon may be doing another run of them. You can see information on this at the Trident Hobbies site http://www.tridenthobbies.com

These were originally released by Skywave - ocassionally you can find the Belleau Wood in a Skywave box. Revell of Germany re-released these under their name as well as Dragon. IIRC, one of them came with a full hull option.

Not sure how much experience you have with photo-etch, but Gold Medal Models makes a light/escort carrier set that includes both early and late-war masts for the Independence class, so you can build just about any ship from the kit .

It builds into a decent model out of the box, but it does have some fit problems, especially when you try and attach the hangar walls to the hull. At least that's the problem I ran into.

Thanks for all the help. I guess I will be searching for a model for a while as I have not found anyone with an in-stock item.


Thanks again.

USN Converted Carriers

From Lexington class Battle-Cruisers:
CV 2 USS Lexington
CV 3 USS Saratoga
From Cleveland Class Light Cruisers:
CVL 22 USS Independance
CVL 23 USS Princeton
CVL 24 USS Belleau Wood
CVL 25 USS Cowpens
CVL 26 USS Monterey
CVL 27 USS Langley
CVL 28 USS Cabot
CVL 29 USS Bataan
CVL 30 USS San Jacinto
From Baltimore class Heavy Cruisers:
CV 48 USS Saipan
CV 49 USS Wright
Civilian Freighter:
CVE 1 USS Long Island former SS Mormacmail
Civilian tankers:
CVE 26 USS Sangamon
CVE 27 USS Suwannee
CVE 28 USS Chenango
CVE 29 USS Santee
Merchant:
CVE-30 USS Charger former Rio La Playa

Keep an eye on L'Arsenal of France.

http://www.larsenal.com/

IIRC, they have a CVL in the works - to be named Bois Belleau (or Belleau Wood in French). Their French aircraft carrier Bearn is excellent. It is resin and styrene.

Below is a series of photos of a 1:350 scale scratch-built Bois Belleau by Pierre Marchall - an associate of Jacques Druel of L'Arsenal







http://www.larsenal.com/GB/galeries/galerie_02.php?maquette=Porte-avions_Bois_Belleau&poua=Pierre_Marchal

I think I have found a base for my model. It is the USS Independence CVL-22 by Revell.

http://cgi.ebay.com/REVELL-USS-INDEPENDENCE-CVL-22-MODEL_W0QQitemZ6005631880QQcategoryZ4248QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

Is this a good starting point?

Again, I want to thank everyone for the help provided.

Dave

QUOTE: Originally posted by dhshaw I think I have found a base for my model. It is the USS Independence CVL-22 by Revell. http://cgi.ebay.com/REVELL-USS-INDEPENDENCE-CVL-22-MODEL_W0QQitemZ6005631880QQcategoryZ4248QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem Is this a good starting point? Again, I want to thank everyone for the help provided. Dave

Yep - that is the one

One more question. I have a choice of either a Revell 1/700 USS Independeencec or a Dragon 1/700 USS Princeton.
Which of these would you all consider to be the better choice since they are both the proper base for my model?

Thanks again.

Dave

The Revell kit is the PitRoad kit.

Revell obtained (bought or leased?) the molds from PitRoad and produced the kit under their label. Its a common practice