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

Aircraft Carriers

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Escort Carriers

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for CVE-26

Design 10A

for CVE-26

Design Number Silhouette Ships Wearing Design
for CVE-26
Measure 33
Sangemon (CVE-26)Chenango (CVE-28)
Drawing

A composite of the two Measure 33 Design 10A drawings for for the Sangamon class escort carriers undated, but probably January 1944. The vertical colors were specified to be navy blue (5-N), ocean gray (5-O) and light gray (5-L) with the horizontal surfaces deck blue (20-B).

Design10A was first drawn for the Essex class carriers on January 19, 1944. Then on February 16, 1944 Design 10A was drawn for the Casablanca class escort carriers and probably shortly before that for the Sangamon class escort carriers.

Original drawing source: NARA 80-G-165751 and 80-G-165752.

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