Ship Camouflage
Instructions
United States Navy
Ships - 2
Bureau of Ships
January 1941
Table of Contents
Chapter
1. Introduction
Scope of these Instructions
Revision
Definition of Ship Camouflage
Camouflage Colors
Light Reflection
Gloss
Chapter
2. Camouflage Measures for Surface
Ships
Measure 1. Dark Gray System
Measure 2. Graded System
Measure 3. Light Gray System
Measure 4. Black System
Measure 5. Painted Bow Wave
Chapter
3. Detailed Camouflage Directions
Camouflage Paint
General Directions Common to All Systems
Dark Gray System
Graded System
Light Gray System
Black System
Painted Bow Wave
Wood Decks
Aircraft Carrier Decks
White Uniforms
Chapter
4. Experimental Background
Results of Surface Ship Camouflage Experiments
Visibility of Wakes
Discussion of Measure 1
Discussion of Measures 2, 3, and 4
Discussion of Measure 5
Table 1. Color for Low Visibility
Notes for Table 1
Chapter
5. Painting a Ship to Look Like
Another Ship
Measure 6. Six Inch Cruiser
to Simulate Eight Inch Cruiser
Measure 7. Light Cruiser, 7500 ton, to Simulate Four
Stack Destroyer
Measure 8. Light Cruiser, 10,000 ton, to Simulate Two
Stack Destroyer
Discussion of Measures 6, 7, and 8
Chapter
6. Camouflage of Submarines
Measure 9. Black System for
Submarines
Discussion of Measure 9
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