#cv-10

Chasseurs Grumman F6F-3 Hellcat sur le pont d'envol du porte-avions USS Yorktown (CV-10) – Ile Marcus – Japon – 1943-1944

Thinking about her. <3

Did anybody else see this in the background of this scene? I've only just realized this while casually rewatching the film with friends for the anniversary last night. This is a really shitty image quality but there's a thing painted on Skipper's hangar.

Me: "wait wait wait look! Look it- it's the- the- the boat dude! That's the thing on the boat dude!!!"

It says "CV-10"

(here's another, clearer photo of the number on the right of the CV, because I didn't believe it actually said 10 but it absolutely does.)

As pointed out by @ask-shu-todoroki this actually is NOT a reference to the Flysenhower like I originally thought. Flysenhower is CVN-81.

This is CV-10.

So yes, the next question was of course: "Who the FUCK is CV-10 then???"

And this is what CV-10, as wikipedia states, actually is:

This is the USS Yorktown, which was only in service for five years (1943-1947) during WWII. She was since striken and is now a museum site at Patriots Point in Mount Pleasant, SC.

I have no clue why this ship's a part of Skipper's hangar decor, but aside from it being either an animator's mistake or a nod to the ship itself from them, it could either be there because

A) Skipper is just a history buff and likes/appreciates this other ship, or has had some history and experience with it, or

B) Someone lived in his hangar before him that had something to do with CV-10 (given the ship would be significantly older than both real-world Eisenhower and WoC Flysenhower)

Yup, Yorktown-class. USS Enterprise CV-6. She was at sea on 7 December 1941, and so she did not get caught in the attack. (good thing)