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 18A

for CVE-55

Design Number Silhouette Ships Wearing Design
for CVE-55
Measure 33
Windham Bay (CVE-92)Lunga Point (CVE-94)
Salamaua (CVE-96)Kwajalein (CVE-98)
Bouganville (CVE-100)Block Island (CVE-106)
Drawing

The drawings for Measure 33 Design 18A for the Casablanca class escort carriers dated June 26, 1944. The vertical colors were listed as dull black (BK), navy blue (5-N), haze gray (5-H) and pale gray (5-P) with deck blue (20-B) on the horizontal surfaces. This drawing provided both a bow view and a stern view.

The only drawing for Design 18A yet found was this one above.

Original drawing source: NARA 80-G-174770 and 80-G-174771.

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