Hey, Rhetoric Camel, look what I found!! It's the plans for the USS Hornet (actually it could be any of the 24 "Essex" class carriers, of which USS Hornet CV 12 was one) in it's WWII configuration (as your grandfather would remember it)!

The full-size plans are downloadable from the Wikipedia article on "Essex Class Carriers". I shrank it down to 640 X 480 so I could post it here. Have at it! :-)