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

Mine Warfare

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for DD-692

Design 11A

for DD-692

Design Number Silhouette Ships Wearing Design
for DD-692
Measure 32
Compton (DD-705)Soley (DD-707)
Mannert L. Abele (DD-733)Drexler (DD-741)
Samuel N. Moore (DD-747)Putnam (DD-757)
Willard Keith (DD-775)Lindsey (DM-32)
Aaron Ward (DM-34)
Drawing

The drawing for Design 32/11A for the Allen M. Sumner class destroyers dated May 11, 1944. The specified vertical colors were dull black (BK), ocean gray (5-O) and light gray (5-L).

The earliest drawing for Design 11A was on January 25, 1944, for the carrier USS Saratoga (CV-3) and at the same time for the Sangemon class of escort carriers. This design was then redrawn on January 27, 1944, for the Casablanca class escort carriers. On April 21, 1944, it was drawn for the General John Pope class of transports. Design 11A was redrawn for the gasoline tanker USS Kaloli on May 1, 1944. Finally, it was drawn for the Allen M. Sumner class of destroyers on May 11, 1944, as shown above.

Original drawing source: NARA 80-G-109633 and 80-G-109634.

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