Baalkpan Bay CV-5

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Baalkpan Bay (CV-5) was a purpose built aircraft carrier/seaplane tender Named after the Battle of Baalkpan Bay.

Purpose built carrier Baalkpan Bay from Taylor Anderson's Destroyermen series has only one ramp to bring planes up to the flight deck, still 8 cranes just all on one side still as tall as Big Sal to allow frame work supporting flight deck and hanger deck keep well away from the water. Kept side doors to internal dock. Written description from Storm Surge hardback page 460: "USS Baalkpan Bay CV-5 -(Purpose built aircraft carrier/tender). First of new class only smaller (850' x150' 9,000 tons), faster (up to 15 knots). lightly armed 4 Baalkpan arsenal 4"-50 DP guns 2 amidships 1 each forward and aft)  fleet carriers can carry as many planes as Maaka-Kakja. [IE 80 aircraft]

Ship is sunk in Blood in the Water during the Battle of Second Madras Convoy. Three sister ships of the Baalkpan Bay Class are mentioned in Devil's Due. It is the lead ship of the Baalkpan Bay Class CV s Space holder to keep enlarged photo on bottom