C.S.S. Wake Island Escort Carrier CSA

A Confederate States escort carrier named Wake Island belongs to an alternate-history setting. The historical Confederate government ceased to exist in 1865, long before aircraft carriers developed.

The actual USS Wake Island belonged to the Casablanca class, a mass-produced group of small escort carriers built to support the wider American naval effort. Escort carriers supplied aviation for convoy protection, aircraft ferrying, training, and amphibious operations, depending on the ship. A fictional Confederate adaptation may borrow that appearance while assigning a different political identity. The imagined vessel cannot inherit an authentic Confederate commissioning date or wartime battle record because neither the state nor its navy survived into the aviation era. The historical Wake Island was laid down in 1943 and belonged to the United States Navy’s wartime expansion of escort aviation.

Finish and color

Supplied unpainted and printed in the selected color. Choose from the available product color options.

Tabletop use

Suitable for period-appropriate custom scenarios in the Global War series of games by Historical Board Gaming and compatible Axis & Allies games. Use suitable scenario or house rules for unit statistics and any technology upgrades. This piece does not supply additional game rules.

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