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A Short History of US Navy WWII Camouflage
Camouflage from a Different Angle
DD & DE Stern Variations
Measure 16 Patterns Reused
Camouflage Design Evolution
Camouflage Experiments Using Destroyer Escorts
An Interesting Letter from a Fighting Ship
Are Camouflage Drawings "Tablets of Stone"?
The Development of Naval Camouflage
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Cruisers
Heavy & Large
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Destroyers
Flush Deck & Four Stack
Farragut Class
Porter & Somers Classes
Mahan & Dunlap Classes
Gridley & Benham Classes
Sims Class
Benson Class
Fletcher Class
Allen M. Sumner & Gearing Classes
Destroyer Escorts
Evarts
Buckley
Cannon
Edsall
Rudderow
John C. Butler
Mine Warfare
Minelayers
Minesweepers
Auxiliary Ships
Oilers & Gasoline Tankers
Seaplane Tenders
Cargo Ships
Transports
Auxiliaries I
Auxiliaries II
Auxiliaries III
Amphibious Ships
Amphibious I
Amphibious II
Designs
Aircraft Carriers
Fleet Carriers
Escort Carriers
Battleships
Cruisers
Heavy & Large
Light
Destroyers
Flush Deck & Four Stack
Farragut Class
Porter & Somers Classes
Mahan & Dunlap Classes
Gridley & Benham Classes
Sims Class
Benson Class
Fletcher Class
Allen M. Sumner & Gearing Classes
Destroyer Escorts
Evarts
Buckley
Cannon
Edsall
Rudderow
John C. Butler
Mine Warfare
Minelayers
Minesweepers
Auxiliary Ships
Oilers & Gasoline Tankers
Seaplane Tenders
Cargo Ships
Transports
Auxiliaries I
Auxiliaries II
Auxiliaries III
Amphibious Ships
Amphibious I
Amphibious II
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U.S. Navy Ships in WWII Dazzle Camouflage 1944-1945
Destroyers
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Flush Deck & Four Stack
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Flush Deck & Four Stack
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DD-118
USS Lea
DD-118
Hull Number
Name
Class
Camouflage Design
Design Date
Paint Date
Notes
Other
DD-118
Lea
Wickes
32/3D
*1
Using 5-N
Footnotes
*1
A November 27, 1944, memo notes that the Bureau of Ships had been informed that Boston Shipyard had painted some Atlantic Fleet escorts in 3D using navy blue (5-N) vice dull black (BK).
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