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

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for AOG-13

Design 11A

for AOG-13

Design Number Silhouette Ships Wearing Design
for AOG-13
Measure 32
Halawa (AOG-12)Kaloli (AOG-13)
Drawing

The drawing for Design 32/11A for the gasoline tanker USS Kaloli dated May 11, 1944. The specified vertical colors were dull black (BK), ocean gray (5-O) and light gray (5-L) with deck blue (20-B) on horizontal surfaces. This drawing also shows two waterlines.

The earliest drawing for Design 11A was on January 25, 1944, for the carrier USS Saratoga (CV-3) and at the same time for the Sangemon class of escort carriers. This design was then redrawn on January 27, 1944, for the Casablanca class escort carriers. On April 21, 1944, it was drawn for the General John Pope class of transports. Design 11A was redrawn for the gasoline tanker USS Kaloli on May 1, 1944, as shown above. Finally, it was drawn for the Allen M. Sumner class of destroyers on May 11, 1944.

Original drawing source: NARA 80-G-174543 and 80-G-174544.

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