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

Destroyer Escorts

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Buckley

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for DE-51

Design 6D

for DE-51

Design Number Silhouette Ships Wearing Design
for DE-51
Measure 32
McConnell (DE-163)Samuel S. Miles (DE-183)
Riddle (DE-185)Damon M. Cummings (DE-643)
Greenwood (DE-679)Osmus (DE-701)
Drawing

The Buckley class drawing for Design 32/6D probably dated January 1944. Again, the vertical colors are dull black (BK), ocean gray (5-O) and light gray (5-L). Both the bow and stern views have been crossed out. Note that the forward ocean gray (5-O) panel on the starboard is along the waterline instead of the sheerline as in other classes in 6D. Destroyer escorts Damon M. Cummings, Greenwood and Osmus all of the Buckley class, wore this camouflage design using Measure 32.

The first drawing for Design 6D was included with the July 15, 1943, memo to PacFleet for the Fletcher class destroyers. Another Design 6D drawing for the Fletcher class destroyers was originally dated December 22, 1943, and it was redrawn on January 19, 1944, for the Cleveland class light cruisers and was worn by the battleships USS New Mexico (BB-40) and USS Mississippi (BB-41). Four destroyers of the Farragut class and one Gridley class destroyer also carried design 6D.

Original drawing sources: NARA 80-G-170041 and 80-G-170042.

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