U.S. Navy Ships in WWII Dazzle Camouflage 1944-1945

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for CV-9

Design 17A2

for CV-9

Design Number Silhouette Ships Wearing Design
for CV-9
Measure 32
Bennington (CV-20)Bon Homme Richard (CV-31)
Antietam (CV-36)
Drawing

The second version of the Measure 32 Design 17A drawing for the Essex class carriers on October 12, 1944. The vertical colors were specified to be navy blue (5-N), ocean gray (5-O) and haze gray (5-H) with the horizontal surfaces deck blue (20-B). The vertical color range used a color range that has been called Measure 31a. This version resembles the first version of Design 17A in some of the larger panels.

The first Design 17A drawing was dated June 12, 1944, for the Essex class carriers using Measure 32. On October 12, 1944 Design 17A was redrawn and simplified again for the Essex class carriers.

Original drawing source: NARA 19-N-100080.

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