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

Aircraft Carriers

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Escort Carriers

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for CVE-55

Design 16A

for CVE-55

Design Number Silhouette Ships Wearing Design
for CVE-55
Measure 32
Makasser Strait (CVE-91)Makin Island (CVE-93)
Bismarck Sea (CVE-95)Hollandia (CVE-97)
Admiralty Islands (CVE-99)Matanikau (CVE-101)
Roi (CVE-103)Commencement Bay (CVE-105)
Bairoko (CVE-115)
Drawing

The drawings for Measure 32 Design 16A for the Casablanca class escort carriers dated June 1, 1944. The vertical colors were listed as dull black (BK), ocean gray (5-O) and light gray (5-L) with deck blue (20-B) on the horizontal surfaces . The drawing had both a bow view and a stern view.

There has been only one drawing of this design found.

Original drawing source: NARA 80-G-172895 and 80-G-172901.

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