Ship Camouflage
Instructions
United States Navy
Ships - 2
Revision 1
Bureau of Ships
September 1941
Table of Contents
Chapter
1. Introduction
Definition of Ship Camouflage
Scope of These Instructions
First Revision
Further Revision
Chapter
2. Camouflage Measures
Camouflage Paint
General Directions Common to All Measures
Measure 9. Black System
Measure 11. Sea Blue System
Measure 12. Graded System
Measure 13. Haze Gray System
Measure 14. Ocean Gray System
Wood Decks
Aircraft Carrier Decks
Canvas Covers
White Uniforms
Course Deception by Painted Splotches
Course Deception by Train
Visibility of Wakes
All Ships not Painted Alike
Flexibility of Choice of Camouflage
Chapter
3. Discussion of Ship Camouflage
References
Results of Surface Ship Camouflage Experiments
Discussion of Measures 11, 12, 13 and 14
Discussion of Splotch Pattern
Discussion of Measure 9 for Submarines
Discussion of Visibility of a Surface Ship at Sea
Camouflage Paint
Color
Reflectivity
Gloss
Plate
12
Camouflage Colors
Plate
13
Measure 12 Graded System (Battleships)
Plate
14
Measure 12 Graded System (Aircraft Carriers)
Plate
15
Measure 12 Graded System (Heavy Cruisers)
Plate
16
Measure 12 Graded System (Light Cruisers)
Plate
17
Measure 12 Graded System (Destroyers)
Plate
18
Measure 12 Graded System (Auxiliaries)
Plate
19
Splotch Patterns
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