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

Mine Warfare

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Minesweepers

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for AM-55

Design 1M

for AM-55

Design Number Silhouette Ships Wearing Design
for AM-55
Measure 32
Sheldrake (AM-62)Starling (AM-64)
Swallow (AM-65)Heed (AM-100)
Herald (AM-101)Motive (AM-102)
Pursuit (AM-108)Requisite (AM-109)
Revenge (AM-110)Sage (AM-111)
Zeal (AM-131)Chief (AM-315)
Gladiator (AM-319)Impeccable (AM-320)
Spear (AM-322)Triumph (AM-323)
Vigilance (AM-324)Ardent (AM-340)
Pochard (AM-375)Ptarmigan (AM-376)
Quail (AM-377)Redstart (AM-378)
Roselle (AM-379)Surfbird (AM-383)
Toucan (AM-387)

Measure 33a
Sprig (AM-384)
Drawing

The design drawing for Measure 32 Design 1M for the Raven class minesweepers and could be used by the Auk class minesweepers. This drawing was dated January 25, 1944. The vertical colors were light gray (5-L), ocean gray (5-O) and dull black (BK). The horizontal sufaces were all deck blue (20-B).

There have been no other drawings for Design 1M found.

Original drawing source: NARA 80-G-105494 and 80-G-105495.

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