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

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for AKA-14

Design 19F

for AKA-14

Design Number Silhouette Ships Wearing Design
for AKA-14
Measure 31a
Oberon (AKA-14)
Drawing

The drawing for Measure 31a Design 19F for the USS Oberon (AKA-14) attack cargo ship using the (C2-F) maritime hull drawn on November 4, 1944. This drawing specifies vertical colors of haze gray (5-H), ocean gray (5-O), and navy blue (5-N) with the horizontal color of deck blue (20-B). This drawing also has two waterlines and does not indicate the color of the boats.

Design 19F was also drawn on October 25, 1944, for the USS Betelgeuse (AKA-11), a (C2) maritime hull attack cargo ship.

Original drawing source: NARA 19-N-100062 and 19-N-100063.

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