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SS/S19(631-515-250) C-EN28/A2-11 NAVY DEPARTMENT BUREAU OF SHIPS WASHINGTON 25,D.C. 23 November 1948 RESTRICTED   To: Commander Submarines, U.S. Atlantic Fleet Commander Submarines, U.S. Pacific Fleet Commander Submarine Force, U.S. Pacific Fleet, Administration,   Mare Island Naval Shipyard, Vallejo, California Commander Submarine Force, U.S. Pacific Fleet, Administration,   San Francisco Representative, San Francisco Naval Shipyard Commander Service Force, U.S. Atlantic Fleet Commander Service Force, U.S. Pacific Fleet Commander U.S. Naval Forces, Western Pacific Commander, U.S. Naval Operating Base, Guam, M.I. Commanders, All U.S. Naval Shipyards Commanding Officer, U.S. Naval Submarine Base, New London, Conn. Commanding Officer, U.S. Naval Submarine Base, Pearl Harbor, T.H. Supervisor of Shipbuilding, USN, and Naval Inspector of Ordnance,   Electric Boat Co., Groton, Connecticut. Supervisor of Shipbuilding, USN, and Naval Inspector of Ordnance,   New York Shipbuilding Corporation, Camden, New Jersey Commanding Officer, U.S. Naval Station, Key West, Florida Commanding Officer, U.S. Naval Station, San Diego 36, California Commanding Officer:   USS HOWARD W. GILMORE (AS16)    USS ORION (AS18)   USS NEREUS (AS17)               USS SPERRY (AS12) Commanders All Submarine Squadrons and Divisions (List 2-u) Commanding Officers, all Submarines (List 3-bbbb)   Subj:   Submarine Concealment Camouflage Instructions, NAVSHIPS 250-631 - Modification to Listing of Applicable Paints   Encl: (A) (H.W.) Tabulation of Standard Stock Paints to be used for Camouflage Measures 32/3asB and 32/9ss   1.     For convenience in requisitioning paints required for submarine camouflage coatings in current use, the various standard stock paints have been tabulated in the enclosure, showing designation, specification number, formula number, and standard stock number. It is suggested that holders of the subject instruction pamphlet keep the enclosure as an insert after page 2 in NAVSHIPS 250-631, for ready reference. 2.     The tabulation in the enclosure is an extension of information already shown on page 2 of NAVSHIPS 250-631, except that black paints S2357 RESTRICTED

SS/S19(631-515-250) C-EN28/A2-11 RESTRICTED   with greater reflectance values are shown as preferred over Glossy Black No. 24, Specification No. 52-P-27. S. N. Pyne By Direction of Chief of Bureau   CC: CINCLANTFLT CINCPACFLT BUSANDA SSO, Phila. GSSO, Phila.                     RESTRICTED

RESTRICTED TABULATION OF STANDARD STOCK PAINTS TO BE USED FOE SUBMARINE CAMOUFLAGE MEASURES 32/3ssB and 32/9ss Full listing of Paints Named in NAVSHIPS 250-631, Page 2 Paint Designation WHITE OUTSIDE GRAY #46 LIGHT GRAY #37 HAZE GRAY #27 OCEAN GRAY #17 *OUTSIDE  GRAY  #11 NAVY GRAY #7 DULL BLACK #104 **GLOSS   BLACK Specification Number 52P28 52P78 52P52 52P43 52P46 52P79 52P40 52P70 52P36 Formula Number 6 46 5L 5H 5-O 109 5N 104 38 Stock Number (5-gal buckets) 52-P- 5305 52-P- 5083-5 52-P- 962 52-P- 961 52-P- 965 52-P- 5086-5 52-P- 963 52-P- 5073 52-P- 7810-20 ** This is Black Striping Paint, with a high reflectance value. Should it be unavailable at any time, it can be closely approximated by combining equal parts of black Deck Paint, Std. Stock No. 52-P-1386, with Anchor-Chain Paint, Std. Stock No. 52-P-175. The Gloss Black paint previously used is less desirable, but is available under Standard Stock No. 52-P-1386. * In the event that Outside Gray No. 11 is not immediately available in stock, the same shade can be obtained by mixing Dull Black, Stock No. 52-P-5075, or Black, Stock No. 52-P-4955, with either Haze Gray or Ocean Gray. Encl. (A) to BUSHIPS Testr. ltr. SS/S19(631-515-250) EN28/A2-11 of 23 Nov. 1948

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