Auxiliary Ships

An enlargement of the background of a photo showing the damage to USS Lamson (DD-367) that reveals the starboard of USS Bottineau (APA-235) wearing camouflage 31a/17F on January 15, 1945, taken at Puget Sound. In the foreground can be seen some of the damage to Lamson.
Photo source: NARA 19G-DD367 from John Chiquoine.