Aircraft Carriers

   The escort carrier USS Savo Island (CVE-78) between September 7th and 10th, 1944, taken from USS Louisville (CA-28). The camouflage pattern is Measure 33 Design 14A. The colors are navy blue, haze gray and pale gray. Both Savo Island and Louisville were part of Task Force 32 on its way to the invasion of Palau. Photo source: NARA 80-G-257825.

  USS Savo Island (CVE-78) again from the port this time on January 3, 1945, entering the Sulu Sea taken from USS West Virginia (BB-48). The camouflage pattern is still 33/14A. Photo source: NARA 80-G-301851.