Thanks again George.
Are you familiar with this site? (location of USN aircraft 1942-45). I've spent many happy hours on it. Later entries (1945) show the amount of fighters carried; the 30 Jan.1945 table shows 73 F6Fs on "Ticonderoga" out of total 103, and 64 out of 91 on "Hancock".
https://www.history.navy.mil/researc...ld-war-ii.html
Can I assume from your title that you are interested in the SB2C ?
Regards
Nick