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

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for BB-34

Design 8B

for BB-34

Design Number Silhouette Ships Wearing Design
for BB-34
Measure 31a
New York (BB-34)Texas (BB-35)
Drawing

The drawing for Design 8B drawn for the New York class battleships dated October 11, 1944, using the Measure 31a colors of navy blue (5-N), ocean gray (5-O) and haze gray (5-H) on vertical surfaces with deck blue (20-B) on the horizontal surfaces. Note, the pattern is nearly identical on both port and starboard.

There have been no other versions of Design 8B found.

Original drawing source: NARA 19-N-73640 and 19-N-73641.

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