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UNITED STATES PACIFIC FLEET BATTLE FORCE U.S.S. CALIFORNIA, Flagship S19/(  10150  ) Long Beach, California,  October 31, 1941 CONFIDENTIAL From: Commander Battle Force To  : Commander Aircraft, Battle Force Commander Battleships, Battle Force Commander Cruisers, Battle Force Commander Destroyers, Battle Force   Subject: Visibility of Ships.   Reference:  (a)  Cinpac. Conf. ltr S19/50/(01593) of October 6, 1941 (b) Pac.Flt.Conf Notice 15CN-41 (c) BuShips Conf. ltr. C-819-1(6)(340)/C-EN28/A2-11 of September 16, 1941. (This should have likely been S19-1 as this was the file code for paint. C-EN28 is "confidential Bureau of Ships" and A2-11 as an administrative code for "departmental orders")   Enclosure: (A)  Copy of reference (a) (B) Copy of reference (b)      1.     Following the informal conference with Type Commanders, the following vessels of the Battle Force are designated to comply with the requirements of Enclosure (A): TENNESSEE, SARATOGA, HELENA, FARRAGUT of Task Force One; NEVADA, ENTERPRISE, JARVIS of Task Force Two; LEXINGTON, FLUSSER of Task Force Three.      2.     Aircraft carriers will disregard instructions contained in reference (a) with respect to painting of decks in view of the Bureau of Ships present experimental deck painting program for aircraft carriers.      3.     Inasmuch as Destroyer Division NINE has been painted in experimentals paints in accordance with reference (b), it is requested Commander Destroyers, Battle Force, direct such destroyers to adopt the additional measures in Enclosure (A).   -1-

S19/( 01050 ) CONFIDENTIAL Subject:    Visibility of Ships. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -      4.     Pending the issue of Bue Deck Paint, Formula 20B, addressees are authorized to use the substitute described in Enclosure (B).  In view of the short tine available before reports are required, early application of the measures described in Enclosure (A) is essential.      5.     Information addressees other than the Commander-in-Chief, United States Pacific Fleet, are requested, to disseminate the information herein to the forces under their commands.  This is in compliance with paragraphs five and six of reference (b).       W. S. PYE. Copies to: Cincpac (Commander in Chief, Pacific Fleet) Comscofor (Commander Scout Force) Comminbatfor (Commander in Chief, Battle Force) Comcruscofor (Commander Cruisers, Scout Force) Comsubscofor (Commander Submarines, Scout Force) Comairscofor (Commander Air Force, Scout Force) Compatwing TWO (Commander Patrol Wing Two) NEVADA TENNESSEE SARATOGA LEXINGTON ENTERPRISE HELENA FARRAGUT JARVIS FLUSSER   H. S. COVINGTON, Flag Secretary.   -2-

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Via Dana Bell
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