| CV/C-S19/CVE/C-S19/(70-8) | FLEET MAINTENANCE OFFICE COMMANDER SERVICE FORCE UNITED STATES PACIFIC FLEET |
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Serial 6665 CONFIDENTIAL |
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| From: | Commander, Service Force, Pacific Fleet, (Fleet Maintenance Office). |
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| To: | The Commanding Officers and Prospective Commanding Officers CV's, CVB's, CVL's, and CVE's assigned to the Pacific Fleet. | |
| SUBJECT: | Camouflage Measures for CV, CVB, CVL, and CVE Vessels | |
| REFERENCES: | (a) | ComAirPac conf. ltr.
FF12-5/S19/7/L9 59-Pn, Serial 0382, dated 16 Jan 1945. |
| Enclosures: | (A) | Copy of reference (a). |
1. For subject vessels now attached to the Pacific Fleet, camouflage Measures indicated in reference (a) will be applied at first availability.
2. For subject vessels now building, the Bureau will direct building yards to apply the Measures indicated in reference (a).
3. For the convenience of commanding officers and camouflage officers at accomplishing activities, camouflage Measure 12 as specified by ComServPac, consists of Navy blue (5-N) color on the hull from the water line to a horizontal line at the level of the hangar deck, ocean gray color above that line and including the superstructure, deck blue (20-G (probably a typo; 20-B was deck blue) and flight deck stain) on all horizontal surfaces. All open gun-tubs inside and out, are to be painted to blend with their background as viewed from the air. Camouflage Measure 21 consists of an overall color Navy blue (5-N) with horizontal surfaces painted deck blue (20-G (also probably a typo) and flight deck stain).
| Copy to: NYPS (2) NYMI (2) NYPH (2) NDDHP (2) NDDTI (2) NRBSD (2) BuShips ComAirPac AstIndMan SF (10) IndMan 11th ND (5) ComServRon 10 (10) |
H.T. SMITH, By direction |