This page provides information and drawings concerning the application of U.S. Navy Camouflage Measures 31, 32 and 33a to older battleships. The drawings are listed in order by battleship hull number. For information and images related to Camouflage Measure 31-32-33 designs used on other ship types and classes, see:

USS Texas is, as of 2017, painted in Measure 21 as she was in 1945. [20] USS Pennsylvania wearing measure 21. Measure 22: Measure 12 was reworked following recognition of the ineffectiveness of small splotches of paint, and the relatively low contrast between the shades used. Replacement measure 22 used Navy Blue low on the hull below the first ...

This is a database of camouflage paint schemes applied to USN ships during the years 1941 to 1945. This list is by no means complete. We will be adding more ship classes and filling-in the blank spots as information is obtained by us.

Jan 16, 2025 · -Known for its roles in the North Sea during WWI and at D-Day during WWII, the USS Texas is being outfitted with restored guns, a new camouflage paint scheme, and refurbished steel decks. -While the restoration nears completion, debates continue over its permanent mooring location in Galveston.

Drawing prepared by the Bureau of Ships for a camouflage scheme intended for the battleships New York (BB-34) and Texas (BB-35. This plan, approved by Captain Torvald A. Solberg, USN, is dated 11 October 1944. It shows the ship's port side. …

Dazzle camouflage of warships was adopted by the U.S. Navy during World War II, following research at the Naval Research Laboratory. Dazzle consists in painting obtrusive patterns on vertical surfaces.

Aug 24, 2024 · The ship is being painted in the Measure 21 camouflage scheme. All horizontal surfaces will be Deck Blue 20-B, and all vertical surfaces will be Navy Blue 5-N. Battleship Texas is only one of two battleships in a WWII camouflage scheme, and the ONLY ship in Measure 21.

Jan 28, 2025 · -Known for its roles in the North Sea during WWI and at D-Day during WWII, the USS Texas is being outfitted with restored guns, a new camouflage paint scheme, and refurbished steel decks. -While the restoration nears completion, debates continue over its permanent mooring location in Galveston.

The battleship Texas (BB-35) all dressed up in Camouflage Measure 31a, Design 8B in this painting by the artist Carl G.Evers. USN photo courtesy Pieter Bakels. 831k: Texas (BB-35) underway off the Maine coast (43-40N; 70-03W), 1 November 1944. She is painted in Camouflage Measure 31a, Design 8B.

From September 1927 to September 1931, Texas became the flagship of the United States Fleet, one of only four ships to be designated U.S. Fleet flagships from 1922 to 1941.