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C-ARS/S19(631-517-817)
C-EN28/A2-11
NAVY DEPARTMENT
BUREAU OF SHIPS
WASHINGTON 15, D.C.

CONFIDENTIAL

To  : Commandants, All Navy Yards
Supervisor of Shipbuilding, USN, San Francisco, Calif.
Commanding Officer, U.S. Naval Drydocks, Terminal Island, Calif.
Commanding Officer, U.S. Naval Drydocks, Hunter's Point, Callf.
Commanding Officer, Industrial Command, U.S. Naval Repair Base,
  San Diego, Calif.
          
Subj:   ARS's Assigned to the Pacific - Camouflage Painting.
 
Reference:   (a) COMSERVPAC (FMO) conf, ltr. FM/C-S19/(70-8) Serial 01930 dated 8 July l944
(b) BUSHIPS conf. ltr. C-Sl9-7 (651-332) over C-EN28/A2-ll dated 19 August l944
 
Enc: (H.W.)
(A) Reference (a) above - 4 Sheets.
(B) Basic camouflage design for ARS's - 2 Sheets.
(C) Working drawings camouflage painting ARS 5 Class - Measure 31 - Design 20L - 6 Sheets.
(D) Working drawings camouflage painting ARS 15 Class - Measure 31 - Design 20L. - 6 Sheets.

1.     In accordance with reference (a), enclosures (B) through (D) cancel and supersede all previous instructions for camouflage painting of ARS's assigned to the Pacific. Pattern camouflage, in compliance with enclosures (B) through (D), should be applied to subject vessels under construction at the first opportunity. This design should be applied to ARS's in service when repaintlng is necessary.

2.     The provisions of reference (b) should be followed in applying and reporting this camouflage painting.

3.     Countershadlng should be omitted on ships camouflaged with design 31/20L.

E. W. Sylvester
By direction of
Chief of Bureau

CC
COMSERVPAC (FMO)
COM7THFLT
ADCOMPHIBSPAC
COMSERVRON 2

S2517

 


SOURCE:
National Archives & Records Administration, Pacific Northwest Branch (Seattle)
Record GRoup 181, Puget SOund Naval SHipyard "Ship Files 1940-50"

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