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

Destroyer Escorts

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The Edsall class destroyer escorts were armed with 3-inch guns, and used diesels in the Buckley hull identified as Fairbanks Morse diesel with reversible gear drive (FMR) type.

Ships in red are not confirmed by photographic or textual research.
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Hull NumberNameClassCamouflage DesignDesign DatePaint DateNotes Other
DE-129EdsallEdsall32/3D*1Using 5-N navy blue
DE-130Jacob JonesEdsall32/3Dmod*1
DE-131HammannEdsall32/3Dmod*1
DE-132Robert E. PearyEdsall32/3Dmod*1
DE-133PillsburyEdsall32/3Dmod*1
DE-134PopeEdsall32/3Dmod*1
DE-135FlahertyEdsall32/3D*1
DE-136Frederick C. DavisEdsall32/3D*1Lost 4/24/45
DE-137Herbert C. JonesEdsall32/3D*1
DE-138Douglas L. HowardEdsall32/3Dmod*1
DE-139FarquharEdsall32/3D*1
DE-140J. R. Y. BlakelyEdsall32/3D*1
DE-141HillEdsall32/3D*1
DE-142FessendenEdsall32/3D*1
DE-143FiskeEdsall32/3D*2
DE-144FrostEdsall32/3D*1
DE-145HuseEdsall32/3Dmod*1
DE-146InchEdsall32/3D*1
DE-147BlairEdsall32/3D*1
DE-148BroughEdsall32/3D*1
DE-149ChatelainEdsall32/3D*1
DE-150NeunzerEdsall32/3D*1
DE-151PooleEdsall32/3D*1
DE-152PetersonEdsall32/3Dmod*1
DE-238StewartEdsall32/3D*1
DE-239SturtevantEdsall32/3Dmod*1
DE-240MooreEdsall32/3Dmod*1
DE-241KeithEdsall32/3Dmod*1
DE-242TomichEdsall32/3Dmod*1
DE-243J. Richard WardEdsall32/3D*1
DE-244OtterstetterEdsall32/3Dmod*1
DE-245SloatEdsall32/3D*1
DE-246SnowdenEdsall32/3D*1
DE-247StantonEdsall32/3D8/23/44*1
DE-248SwaseyEdsall32/3D*1
DE-249MarchandEdsall32/3D*1
DE-250HurstEdsall32/3D*1
DE-251CampEdsall32/3D*1
DE-252Howard D. CrowEdsall32/3D*1
DE-253PettitEdsall32/3D*1
DE-254RickettsEdsall32/3Dmod*1
DE-255SellstromEdsall32/3D*1
DE-316HarvesonEdsall32/3D*1
DE-317JoyceEdsall32/3D*1
DE-318KirkpatrickEdsall32/3Dmod*1
DE-319LeopoldEdsall32/3D*1Lost 3/9/45
DE-320MengesEdsall32/3Dmod*1
DE-322NewellEdsall32/3Dmod*1
DE-323PrideEdsall32/3Dmod*1
DE-324FalgoutEdsall32/3D*1
DE-325LoweEdsall32/3Dmod*1
DE-326Thomas J. GaryEdsall32/3D7/18/44
DE-327BristerEdsall32/3D7/18/447/26/44
DE-328FinchEdsall32/3D7/18/44
DE-329KretchmerEdsall32/3D7/18/44
DE-330O'ReillyEdsall32/3D7/18/44
DE-331KoinerEdsall32/3D7/18/44
DE-332PriceEdsall31/3D*3
DE-333StricklandEdsall32/3Dmod*3
DE-334ForsterEdsall32/3D*3
DE-335DanielEdsall32/3D*1
DE-336Roy O. HaleEdsall32/3D*1
DE-337Dale W. PetersonEdsall32/3D*1
DE-338Martin H. RayEdsall32/3Dmod*1
DE-382RamsdenEdsall32/3D*1
DE-385RicheyEdsall32/3D*1
DE-386SavageEdsall32/3D*1
DE-387VanceEdsall32/3Dmod*1
DE-390CalcaterraEdsall32/3Dmod*1
DE-391ChambersEdsall32/3D*1
DE-392MerrillEdsall32/3D*1
DE-393HaverfieldEdsall32/3Dmod*1
DE-394SwenningEdsall32/3D*1
DE-395WillisEdsall32/3D*1
DE-396JanssenEdsall32/3D*1
DE-397WilhoiteEdsall32/3D*1
DE-398CockrilEdsall32/3D*1
DE-399StockdaleEdsall32/3D*3
DE-400HissemEdsall32/3D*3
DE-401HolderEdsallNA - Lost 4/11/44

Notation

Indicates the date that the Bureau of Ships sent to the ship or shipyard drawings and instructions to paint that camouflage design. That directive was usually followed and camouflage completion photos were returned to the Bureau. For the rows that are marked red, no verification memos or photos have yet been found.
Indicates the earliest date that memos or photos confirm painting in that design.
Not applicable.

Footnotes

A July 11, 1944 speedletter #01996 from Commander in Chief Atlantic Fleet (CinCLant) requested BuShips to paint all destroyer escorts under construction and assigned to Atlantic Fleet in camouflage 32/3D.
DE-143 was sunk in the Atlantic by a torpedo from U-802 on August 2, 1944, while wearing Measure 22. There is no evidence as to whether she ever wore 32/3D.
A July 23, 1944 speedletter from Commander Destroyers Atlantic Fleet reported that DE-332 and DE-333 had been painted in camouflage 31/3D and that DE-334, DE-399 and DE-400 had been painted in camouflage 32/3D in order to compare the effectiveness of Measure 31 and Measure 32.