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

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Design 12F

for AGP-2

Design Number Silhouette Ships Wearing Design
for AGP-2
Measure 31
Hilo (AGP-2)
Drawing

The drawing for Measure 31 Design 12F for the motor torpedo boat tender USS Hilo (AGP-2) drawn on June 20, 1944. Hilo was formerly PG-58. This drawing specifies Measure 31 vertical colors of ocean green (5-OG), navy green (5-NG), and dull black (BK) with the horizontal colors of black and deck green (20-G).

The earliest drawing for Design 12F was for the cargo ship USS Regulus (AK-14) dated May 1, 1944, using blue colors of Measure 33. Design 12F was drawn for the Acontius class motor torpedo boat tenders dated June 7, 1944, on June 20, 1944, for the USS Hilo (AGP-2) and on June 21, 1944, for the Aegir class of submarine tenders. All three drawings used irregular patterns of greens.

Original drawing source: NARA 80-G-174533 and 80-G-174534.

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