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

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for CVE-9

Design 12A

for CVE-9

Design Number Silhouette Ships Wearing Design
for CVE-9
Measure 33
Copahee (CVE-12)
Drawing

A composite of the two drawings for Measure 33 Design 12A for the Bogue class escort carriers dated February 3, 1944. The vertical colors were listed as navy blue (5-N), haze gray (5-H) and pale gray (5-P) with the horizontal surfaces deck blue (20-B). There was both a bow view and a stern view.

The earliest drawing for Design 12A was probably on February 3, 1944, for the Bogue class escort carriers as above. Then on February 17, 1944, Design 12A was drawn for the Casablanca class escort carriers.

Original drawing source: NARA 80-G-165763 and 80-G-165764.

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