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

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Design 10C

for CL-55

Design Number Silhouette Ships Wearing Design
for CL-55
Measure 31a
Amsterdam (CL-101)
Drawing

The design drawing for Measure 31a/10C for the Cleveland class light cruisers dated November 1, 1944. The vertical colors were specified to be haze gray (5-H), ocean gray (5-O) and navy blue (5-N) with solid deck blue (20-B) on the horizontal surfaces. This design was worn for a short period of time by USS Amsterdam (CL-101) after commissioning in January 1945.

There have been no other drawings of Design 10C found.

Original drawing source: NARA 80-G-100394 and 80-G-100395.

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