Cincpac File Serial: 12CL-46 |
UNITED STATES PACIFIC FLEET
AND PACIFIC OCEAN AREAS
HEADQUARTERS OF THE COMMANDER IN CHIEF
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CONFIDENTIAL |
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10 August 1946 |
PACIFIC FLEET CONFIDENTIAL LETTER12 CL-46
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Commander in Chief, U. S. Pacific Fleet and Pacific Ocean Areas. |
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PACIFIC FLEET and NAVAL SHORE ACTIVITIES, Pacific Ocean Areas. |
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| Subject: |
Camouflage Painting of Ships of the Active and Reserve Fleets. |
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| Reference: |
(a) |
PacFlt Conf. Ltr. 5CL-45. |
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(b) |
Submarine Concealment Camouflage - NavShips 250-631 of 1 August 1945. |
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(c) |
Appendix 6 to the Specifications for Building Vessels of the U.S. Navy. |
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(c) |
BuShips ltr. S19-1(5805); EN28/A2-11 of 8 March 1946 - Reprinted as Art. 46 - 590 Navy Dept. Bulletin of 15 March 1946. |
1. Reference (a) is cancelled and superseded by this letter
2. The following camouflage measures shall be used for vessels of the Active and Reserve Fleets.
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(a) All surface vessels - Measure 13 (Haze Gray). |
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(b) All submarines - Measure 32/3SS-B. |
3. Measure 13 as now defined is described below:
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(a) |
Apply No. 27 Haze Gray (5-H) to all the external surfaces of the ship above the boottopping, except as noted in (b) below. On ships that have no boottopping, apply to such surfaces above the upper limit of the bottom paint. |
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(b) |
Apply No. 20 Gray Deck (type A) to steel decks and all other horizontal steel surfaces exposed to aerial observation as well as to interior surfaces of open gun tubes. |
4. Measure 32/3SS-B for submarines is described in reference (b).
5. For peacetime operation, camouflage painting of wood decks will be discontinued. This omission applies only to painting for camouflage purposes and not to preservative painting required by reference (c), as in the case of uncalked decks of wooden vessels. Wood flight decks of carriers will be stained with Formula 21 and Submarine weather decking will be painted black in accordance with reference (c).
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