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

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for AO-49

Design 1AO

for AO-49

Design Number Silhouette Ships Wearing Design
for AO-49
Measure 33
Chikaskia (AO-54)
Drawing

The drawing for Design 33/1AO for the Ashtabula class fleet oilers based on the T3-S2-A3 maritime hull. The vertical colors specified were: ocean gray (5-O) and pale gray (5-P). This drawing was dated March 1943. This drawing shows only a single waterline, a full load waterline.

No other drawings for Design 1AO have been found.

Original drawing source: Supplement to Ships-2 March 1943, Plate XXIII.

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