USN CAMOUFLAGE:

CAMOUFLAGE DESIGN SHEETS

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Order No.	Ms/Design	Date	Ship/Class	Order No.	Ms/Design	Date	Ship/Class
BATTLESHIPS
Order No.	Ms/Design	Date	Ship/Class	Order No.	Ms/Design	Date	Ship/Class
CF-140	32/3D	8/44	BB33 CL.	CF-109	31a/8B	10/44	BB34
CF-311	33/7B	10/44	BB33	CF-310	31a/6B		BB36
CF-143	31a/8B		BB38	CF-139	31a/7	10/44	BB40 CL.
CF-306	32/6D	2/44	BB40 CL.	CF-315	32/3D	8/44	BB40 CL.
CF-202	32/3D		BB38 CL.	CF-203	32/7D		BB45 CL.
CF-141	32/16D	2/44	BB40 CL.	CF-110	32/16D		BB43 CL.
CF-205	32v1/1D		BB43 CL.	CF-204	32v6/10D		BB55 CL.
CF-206	32v11/18D	1943	BB55 CL.	CF-195	32/	1944	BB58
CF-144	32/1D		BB59	CF-23	32/22D	6/44	BB63
CF-320	32/7A	1/44	BB61
CARRIERS
Order No.	Ms/Design	Date	Ship/Class	Order No.	Ms/Design	Date	Ship/Class
CF-27	33/1A	6/44	CV4	CF-D1	Ms. 12	4/42	CV4
CF-305	32/11A	1/44	CV3	CF-28	33/4AB	2/44	CV6
CF-D2	Ms. 12	1/42	CV7	CF-D3	Ms.12	2/42	CV8
CF-17	31/17A	10/43	CV9 CL.	CF-18	33/3A	7/43	CV9 CL.
CF-19	33/10A	1/44	CV9 CL.	CF-24	32/17A	7/43	CV9 CL.
CF-25	32/6/10D	7/43	CV9 CL.	CF-26	3-/6A	7/43	CV9 CL.
CF-210	3-/3A	7/43	CV9 CL.
LIGHT CARRIERS
CF-29	32/11A	12/43	CVL22 CL.	CF-30	3-/8A	12/43	CVL22 CL.
CF-31	33/3D	1/44	CVL22 CL.	CF-32	33/7A	12/43	CVL22 CL.
CF-334	32/7A	43	CVL22 CL.
ESCORT CARRIERS
CF-211	32/9A	12/43	CVE1 CL.
CF-111	31/2A	3/44	CVE9 CL.	CF-112	32/4A	3/44	CVE9 CL.
CF-112	32/4A	3/44	CVE9 CL.	CF-113	33/8F	7/44	CVE9 CL.
CF-207	33/2A	3/44	CVE9 CL.	CF-208	33/7A		CVE9 CL.
CF-302	33/12A	2/44	CVE9 CL.	CF-209	32/11A		CVE26 CL.
CF-282	33/10A	1/44	CVE26 CL.	CF-324	33/14A	3/44	CVE55 CL.
CF-297	33/10A	44	CVE26 CL.	CF-326	32/4A	5/44	CVE30
CF-114	33/10A	2/44	CVE55 CL.	CF-115	32/12A	2/44	CVE55 CL.
CF-116	32/16A	6/44	CVE55 CL.	CF-117	32/15A	3/44	CVE55 CL.
CF-212	33/18A	6/44	CVE55 CL.	CF-325	32/4A	44	CVE55 CL.
CF-328	33/3D	4/44	CVE55 CL.
CRUISERS HEAVY AND BATTLE
Order No.	Ms/Design	Date	Ship/Class	Order No.	Ms/Design	Date	Ship/Class
CF-142	32/1D	2/44	CB1	CF-76	32/7C	2/44	CB2
CF-77	32/14D	4/44	CA24 CL.	CF-118	32/9D	3/44	CA27
CF-119	32/13D	2/44	CA32	CF-318	33/13D	2/44	CA32 CL.
CF-329	32/7D	3/44	CA33	CF-173	33/7D	1944	CA35
CF-78	32/28D	2/44	CA38	CF-120	32/14D	6/44	CA45
CF-121	3 /18D	12/43	CA68 CL.	CF-200	3/16D	12/43	CA68
CF-316	31a/9C	10/44	CA68 CL.
LIGHT CRUISERS
CF-73	33/2F	6/44	CL4 CL.	CF-213	32/3C		CL 4 CL.
CF-215	32v1		CL7 CL.	CF-122	33/8C	7/44	CL40 CL.
CF-331	33V13/21D	1943	CL43 CL.	CF-102	32/2C	3/44	CL49 CL.
CF-145	32/24D		CL51 CL.	CF-214	32/1C		CL51 CL.
CF-267	33/24D	11/43	CL51 CL.	CF-307	33/22D	4/44	CL51 CL.
CF-33	31a/24D	1943	CL53 CL.	CF-34	33/22D	1944	CL53 CL.
CF-43	32/24D	2/44	CL55 CL.	CF-196	33/3D	1944	CL55 CL.
CF-44	32/11A	1/44	CL55 CL.	CF-74	33/6D	1/44	CL55 CL.
CF-75	31a/10C	11/44	CL55 CL.	CF-108	33/3D	12/43	CL55 CL.
CF-196	33/3D	1944	CL55 CL.	CF-304	33/24D	2/44	CL55 CL.
CF-332	32V1/1D	1943	CL55 CL.
DESTROYERS
Order No.	Ms/Design	Date	Ship/Class	Order No.	Ms/Design	Date	Ship/Class
CF-104	32/18D	7/44	DD106 CL.	CF-294	32/3D	7/44	DD114 CL.
CF-146	31/21D		DD148 CL.	CF-327	31/21D	3/44	DD187
CF-147	32/6D	7/44	DD348 CL.	CF-60	31/6D	7/44	DD348 CL.
CF-106	31/7D	1944	DD348 CL.	CF-148	32/9D		DD348 CL.
CF-61	32/3D	6/44	DD356 CL.
CF-62	32/3D	9/44	DD357 CL.	CF-63	32/22D	3/44	DD357 CL.
CF-103	31/23D	4/44	DD364 CL.	CF-123	32/3D	5/44	DD364 CL.
CF-322	31/23D	5/44	DD372 CL.
CF-124	32/23D	5/44	DD377 CL.	CF-64	31/9D	6/44	DD380 CL.
CF-216	32/1D		DD380CL.	CF-323	32/9D	5/44	DD384 CL.
CF-65	31/11D	7/44	DD398 CL.
CF-149	31/11D	3/44	DD409 CL.	CF-66	32/1D	3/44	DD409 CL.
CF-67	32/3D	7/44	DD409 CL.	CF-107	32/2C	2/44	DD409 CL.
CF-150	32/3D		DD421 CL.	CF-68	31/6D	3/44	DD421 CL.
CF-69	32/22D	6/44	DD421 CL.	CF-125	32/28D	6/44	DD421 CL.
CF-221	32/23D	6/44	DD421CL.
CF-151	31/3D		DD423 CL.	CF-105	32/16L	7/44	DD423 CL.
CF-126	32/26D	6/44	DD423 CL.	CF-228	32/16D	6/44	DD423 CL.
CF-153	3-/7D		DD445 CL.	CF-152	3-/6D		DD445 CL.
CF-155	32/10D		DD445 CL.	CF-156	31/22D		DD445 CL.
CF-157	3-/1D		DD445 CL.	CF-158	31/23D		DD445 CL.
CF-1	32/7D	6/44	DD445 CL.	CF-2	32/24D	6/44	DD445 CL.
CF-3	32/3	1/44	DD445 CL.	CF-89	31/21D	1/44	DD445 CL.
CF-90	32/18D	3/44	DD445 CL.	CF-91	31/9D	3/44	DD445 CL.
CF-127	31/2C	1944	DD445 CL.	CF-128	31/11D	3/44	DD445 CL.
CF-129	32/13D	1944	DD445 CL.	CF-130	3-/14D	1944	DD445 CL.
CF-131	31/16D	1/44	DD445 CL.	CF217	32v11/18D		DD445 CL.
CF-218	32/21D		DD445 CL.	CF219	3-/22D		DD445 CL.
CF-333	3-/3D	43	DD445 CL.	CF-232	32/23D		DD598 CL.
CF-159	33a/30D		DD692 CL.	CF-132	3-/22D	12/43	DD692 CL.
CF-8	32/9D	4/44	DD692 CL.	CF-9	32/3D	2/44	DD692 CL.
CF-10	31/25D	5/44	DD692 CL.	CF-72	32/11A	5/44	DD692 CL.
CF-101	33a/27D	10/44	DD692 CL.	CF-220	31/16D		DD692 CL.
CF-7	33a/28D	10/44	DD710 CL.

DESTROYER ESCORTS
Order No.	Ms/Design	Date	Ship/Class	Order No.	Ms/Design	Date	Ship/Class
CF-160	32/3D ex		DE5-50 CL.	CF-161	31/1D		DE5-50 CL.
CF-4	32/9D	5/44	DE5-50 CL.	CF-5	32/21D	12/43	DE5-50 CL.
CF-6	31/3D	1/44	DE5-50 CL.	CF-88	33a/35D	3/45	DE5-50 CL.
CF-184	3-/22D	12/43	DE5-50 CL.	CF-314	33/3Dex	9/44	DE5-50 CL.
CF-319	32/6D	1944	DE5-50 CL.
CF-186	31/22D	1/44	DE51 CL.	CF-188	CF-188	3-/3D	DE51 CL.
CF-189	32-33/3Dex	9/44	DE51 CL.	CF-190	32/3Db	11/44	DE51 CL.
CF-14	31/11D	12/43	DE51 CL.	CF-162	3-/13D		DE51 CL.
CF-163	3-/14D		DE51 CL.	CF-15	32/23D	3/44	DE51 CL.
CF-16	31/24D	1/44	DE51 CL.	CF-70	32/6D	6/44	DE51 CL.
CF-71	32/24D	6/44	DE51 CL.	CF-185	32/6D	1944	DE51 CL.
CF-221	32/19D		DE51 CL.	CF-222	32/11D		DE51 CL.
CF-230	3-/16D		DE51 CL.	CF-223	32/21D		DE51 CL.
CF-224	3-/10D		DE51 CL.	CF-225	32/1D	5/44	DE51 CL.
CF-226	31/24Dx		DE51 CL.	CF-312	33a/26D	10/44	DE51 CL.
CF-295	Admirilty "D" & "A" Type			9/44	DE 51 CL.
CF-191	32/3Da	11/44	DE339 CL.	CF-187	33A/31D	12/44	DE339 CL.
CF-192	33A/27D	10/44	DE339 CL.	CF-193	33A/26D	10/44	DE339 CL.
CF-194	32-33/3Dex	9/44	DE339 CL.	CF-11	31/2C	3/44	DE339 CL.
CF-227	31/14D		DE339 CL.	CF-229	32/6D	6/44	DE339 CL.
CF-12	31/3D	6/44	DE339 CL.	CF-13	32/22D	4/44	DE339 CL.
CF-321	32/14D	5/44	DE339 CL.
CF-296	Admirilty "D" & "A" Type			9/44	DE339 CL.
SUBMARINES
Order No.	Ms/Design	Date	Ship/Class	Order No.	Ms/Design	Date	Ship/Class

CF-134	32/3SS-B	6/44	SS212 CL.	CF-135	32/9SS	6/44	SS212 CL.
PATROL CRAFT
Order No.	Ms/Design	Date	Ship/Class	Order No.	Ms/Design	Date	Ship/Class
CF-39	32a/18P	11/44	PC579 CL.	CF-165	32/12P		PC578 CL.
CF-38	32/16D	2/44	PF1-102 CL.	CF-92	32/16D	2/44	PF1-102 CL.
CF-37	31/3D	2/44	PG50 CL.	CF-20	31/20L	8/44	PT BOATS
CF-21	32/8P	5/44	PT BOATS	CF-168	31/20L#2		PT BOATS
CF-169	31/20L#3		PT BOATS	CF-170	31/20L#1		PT BOATS
CF-22	31/PX	1944	PT BOATS	CF-231	31/4P		PT71-94 CL.
CF-47	32/7P	5/44	M.T.B.s	CF-48	33/7P	5/44	M.T.B.s
CF-49	31/7P	5/44	M.T.B.s	CF-50	31/5P	5/44	M.T.B.s
CF-167	3-/7D		M.T.B.s	CF-309	32/13P	7/44	SC676 CL.
CF-36	32/9P	6/44	SC110' CL.	CF-164	32a/15P		SC1266 CL.

MINE CRAFT
Order No.	Ms/Design	Date	Ship/Class	Order No.	Ms/Design	Date	Ship/Class
CF-41	32/1M	1/44	AM55 CL.	CF-136	32/21D	4/44	AM55 CL.
CF-233	32/3M		AM80 CL.
CF-97	33/23D	5/44	AM136 CL.	CF-98	32/21D	1/44	AM136 CL.
CF-137	32/22D	5/44	AM136 CL.	CF-100	32/2M	2/44	CM1-2 CL.
CF-138	32/6A	4/44	CM5 CL.	CF-303	32/2M	2/44	CM11-12
CF-99	32/7D	6/44	DM15 CL.	CF-172	32a/28D		DM23 CL.
CF-40	32/7D	6/44	DMS9 CL.	CF-42	32a/29D	11/44	DMS19 CL.

LANDING CRAFT
Order No.	Ms/Design	Date	Ship/Class	Order No.	Ms/Design	Date	Ship/Class
CF-234	31/5L		LCI(L) CL.	CF-236	31/6L		LCI(L) CL.
CF-237	31/8L		LCI(L) CL.	CF-238	33/8L		LCIL(L)351 CL.
CF-80	33/14L	7/44	LCS(L) CL.	CF-79	33/12L	4/44	LCT(6) CL.
CF-235	31/7L		LCT CL.
CF-46	31/20L	7/44	LCT1-500 CL.
CF-166	31/9L		LSD-1 CL.
CF-81	31/17L	7/44	LSM1 CL.	CF-171	31/8L		LST 1 CL.
CF-86	31/18L	12/43	LST 1 CL.	CF-87	31/18L#2	6/44	LST 1 CL.
CF-278	31/11L	5/44	LST 1 CL.
CF-45	31/15L	5/44	LSV 1 CL.	CF-201	31/10L	3/44	LSM 1 CL.


AUXILIARIES
Order No.	Ms/Design	Date	Ship/Class	Order No.	Ms/Design	Date	Ship/Class
CF-177	32/13AX	3/44	AD4 CL	CF-178	32/18D	3/44	AD9 CL
CF-179	32/18F	10/44	AE1 CL	CF-180	32/13F	6/44	AE9 CL.
CF-285	32/8F	6/44	AF2,8-9	CF-271	32/4T		AF8 CL.
CF-82	32/9T	7/44	AF 14 CL.	CF-196	32/8F	6/44	AF28 CL.
CF-240	32/7T		AG30	CF-246	32/8F		AGC 1 CL.
CF-253	31/11P	6/44	AGP3	CF-254	31/12F	6/44	AGP2
CF-270	31/10P		AGP6	CF-277	32/12F	6/44	AGP12
CF-263	31/22D	6/44	AGS 5	CF-317	3-/1F	1/44	AK114-123 CL.
CF-273	33/12F		AK 14 CL.	CF-274	32/11F		AK70 CL.
CF-272	32/9F		AK90 CL.	CF-275	33/9D		AK99 CL.
CF-181	33/6AO	5/44	AK156 cl.	CF-244	32/10F		AK156 CL.
CF-279	32/8T	1/44	AKA15-20 CL.	CF-290	12(modified)/15F	8/44	AKA21 CL. & APA57 CL.
CF-289	32/6A0	8/44	AKA64 CL.
CF-51	31/20L	9/44	AN78-92 CL.	CF-280	32/4AO	2/44	AO2
CF-281	32/9AO	5/44	AO9 Cl.	CF-247	31/10AO	6/44	AO22 CL.
CF-56	32/4AO	2/44	AO22 CL.	CF-57	32/10AD	6/44	AO22 CL.
CF-58	32/5AO	2/44	AO22 CL.	CF-59	32/7AO	3/44	AO22 CL.
CF-182	32/13T	6/44	AO22 CL.
CF-241	32/6AO		AO37 CL.	CF-239	32/3AO		AO51 CL.
CF-256	32/1AO		AOG1 CL.	CF-257	32/3D		AOG 1 CL.
CF-258	32/11A		AOG13 CL.	CF-259	32/8AO		AOG 17 CL.
CF-288	32/16D	8/44	AOG 17 CL.
CF-264	32/11F		AP24 CL.	CF-265	32/6A		AP33 CL.
CF-266	32/4T		AP 52 CL.	CF-300	32/4T	1/44	APA2 CL.
CF-249	32/4T		AP103 CL.	CF-250	32/10T		AP110 CL.
CF-251	32/11A		AP110 CL.	CF-283	32/13T		AP130 CL
CF-284	33/11T		AP130 CL
CF-242	32/3D		APA1 CL.	CF-183	32/9T	2/44	APA6-9 cl.
CF-243	32/4T	3/44	APA10 CL.
CF-176	32/4T	3/44	APA10	CF-174	32/6T	1/44	APA18-20 cl.
CF-175	33/6T	1944	APA18	CF-85	32/16D	1/44	APA33 CL.
CF-287	32/2A		APA33 CL.	CF-286	32/4T	8/44	APA117 CL.
CF-293	31/20L	8/44	APC 1 CL.
CF-245	31/12T		APD1 CL.	CF-292	31/20L		APD1 CL.
CF-337	31/15T	8/44	APD1 CL.
CF-291	31/20L	8/44	APD37 CL.	CF-301	32/6D	2/44	ARG1 CL.
CF-94	31/16L	7/44	APL14 CL.	CF-248	31/6Ax		ARG2
CF-174A	32/6D	1944	AS3	CF-268	32/10Ax		AS13 CL.
CF-269	32/12F	6/44	AS23 CL.
CF-255	32/17Ax		AT66 CL.
CF-95	31/18D	7/44	ATR 1 CL.	CF-260	31/16Ax		ATR1 CL.
CF-276	32/6A		AV1 CL.	CF-335	32/5Ax	3/44	AV4 CL.
CF-262	32/15Ax		AV7	CF261	32/12AX		AV8
CF-54	32/2ax	12/43	AVP10 CL.	CF-55	32/5D	2/44	AVP10 CL.
				CF-83	32/8ax	4/44	AV14 CL.
CF-252	33/1F		AVP10 CL.
CF-96	31/20L	8/44	YF574 CL.	CF-52	31/9ax	4/44	IX 100 CL.
CF-93	32/7ax	7/44	IX 100 CL.	CF-308	33/22D		WINDS CL.
CF-330	33/1F	43/44	EC-2 LIBERTY CLASS
NOTE: NO CF-197 to 199
UPDATED 12 July 2016

"CAMOUFLAGE BOOKS"

CAMOUFLAGE #1

INTRODUCTION TO USN CAMOUFLAGE:
Re-released

UNITED STATES NAVY

CAMOUFLAGE 1 , Part 1

OF THE WW2 ERA

This is the first time an extensive compilation of USN camouflage has been made available. Based on official pattern designs and instructions, it also includes many never before seen photographs.

While this book is aimed primarily at the period of greatest interest, WW2, it includes prewar as well as post- war experiments and instructions-from 1937 to 1953.

The cover is full color, the remainder of the 56 page book is black and white. Over 12 pages are devoted to pattern designs showing; port and starboard sides, bow, stern, deck plan, plus perpendicular superstructure and turret patterns. Each color, of every pattern shape, is indicated. Pictures accompany the drawings pointing out whether or not the design was followed, color variations, etc.

All 47 pictures are bleed, several are full page, many are aerial close-ups.

The mixing proportions of the paints are included in the instructions in which they were released.

Each chapter deals with a period of time when significant camouflage instructions were released to the fleet. Each is in chronological order enabling the reader to see how practices were changed or reintroduced, and at times, even contradictcd previous specifications. One chapter alone covers ship yard painting and undercoating instructions.

ISBN: 0-944055-01-X $15.95

Printed and Published by THE FLOATING DRYDOCK
Copyright 1976, 1988 and 2023 only by THE FLOATING DRYDOCK
Drawings by T. Walkowiak
Design and layout by L. Sowinski

CAMOUFLAGE 2 FLEET CARRIERS

Our newly re-printed camouflage 2, which has been out of print for several years is now available in CD format. This companion to our Camouflage 1 (see above) covers the US Navy's Fleet Carriers of WW2. This book goes into great detail on the dazzle camouflage applied to Fleet and Light Carriers. Camouflage 2 has been expanded and with over 143 photographs!! Each chapter is built around an official USN master design drawing. Each carrier (wearing that specific design) is then shown in numerous photographs, enabling the dazzle pattern to be viewed from several different angles. This includes aerial as well as sea level views.

Most photographs have never before been seen. Some are action pictures, and some full page. Some are invaluable close-ups showing structure, radar and rigging details. Additionally, there is a special supplemental chapter. It updates those schemes (discussed in the first book) of which we have uncovered material.

Copyright@1977, 1996, 2005 and 2023 only by The Floating Drydock
Drawings by Thomas F. Walkowiak
Layout and design by Larry Sowinski

Order # CAMO2 $17.95

Ships Concealment Camouflage Instructions

Prewar (1920s - 1930s) Mahogany Flight Deck Stain	1942: Mountbatten Pink (Dark) Brown 1A Green 1A Brown 2A Green 2A Brown 3A Green 3A Brown 4A Green 4A	1943 Early Greens 5-HG Haze Green 5-OG Ocean Green 5-NG Navy Green 20-G Deck Green	1943 Revised Greens 5-PG Pale Green 5-LG Light Green 5-HG Haze Green (revised) 5-OG Ocean Green (revised) 5-NG Navy Green (revised)
1944: #1 Green #2 Green #3 Green #4 Brown	1944-1945 Neutral Grays #46 Outside Gray #11 Outside Gray #37 Light Gray 5-L #7 Navy Gray 5-N #27 Haze Gray 5-H #4 Deck Gray 20 #17 Ocean Gray

Imperial Japanese Navy Set #1
Price: $15.00

In comparison to its two main adversaries ñ the U.S. Navy and the Royal Navy ñ the Imperial Japanese Navy developed little in the way of camouflage schemes, and utilized a much smaller range of colors. Camouflage schemes saw some use on units assigned to the Aleutians, on seaplane tenders, armed merchant cruisers and merchant ships, and in the late war years on some cruisers and aircraft carriers. Of primary interest to modelers of the IJN is the fact that the four principal navy yards ñ Kure, Sasebo, Maizuru, and Yokosuka ñ utilized gray paints that differed somewhat in shade. Thus the modeler desiring greatest accuracy must conduct enough research to know which yard a given ship was assigned to or refitted and repaired. This set of paint chips provides all four grays, and as a bonus we also include a partial list of IJN ships and dates they underwent construction or major refits at these yards. The set also provides two greens used on aircraft carriers later in the war, as well as a tan used in combination with the greens and grays for flight deck camouflage. The final color provided ñ linoleum ñ was not a paint color, but rather the molded-in color of the linoleum used on the weather decks of some ships. All colors were carefully matched to Japanese sources.

This set contains 10 chips on a single sheet and covers the following colors:

Sasebo Naval Arsenal Gray
Kure Naval Arsenal Gray
Maizuru Naval Arsenal Gray
Yokosuka Naval Arsenal Gray

Type 1 Camouflage
Type 2 Camouflage
Type 21 Camouflage
Type 22 Camouflage

Deck Tan
Linoleum

Imperial Japanese Navy Set #2
Price: $15.00

This set contains 10 chips on a single sheet and covers the following colors:

Sasebo Gray (B), (C), (D)

Kure Gray (B), (C)

Maizuru Gray (B)

Green Camo Type 21 (B), Linoleum (B), (C)

Anti-Fouling/Hull Bottom (A), (B)

Royal Navy Set 1
Price: $20.00

The Royal Navy entered World War II with its ships wearing one of four peacetime paint schemes, depending upon the command to which they were attached. By early 1940 the Home Fleet began to repaint in colors and schemes designed to conceal the ships against a land background, and other striking and unofficial schemes followed. The initial official camouflage was the First Admiralty Disruptive Type, which appeared in early 1941. This first set of Royal Navy World War II ship paint chips covers the colors in use from the prewar period through the end of 1941, and therefore provides those colors used in the various unofficial schemes and patterns as well as in the First Admiralty Disruptive Type. These chips have been carefully matched to Admiralty-issued paint chips or actual samples from shipsí paint lockers when available, or to the 1929 Munsell Book of Color as specified by noted author Alan Raven. Modelers are referred to Alan Ravenís ìThe Development of Naval Camouflage 1914-1945 Part III: British Camouflage in World War II,î in Plastic Ship Modeler, 1997/1 (Plastic Ship Modeler is published by Daniel H. Jones, P.O. Box 2183, Arvada CO 80001-2183), and to Alan Ravenís upcoming series of books on Royal Navy Camouflage to be published by WR Press and available from Snyder & Short Enterprises.

This set contains 22 chips on two sheets and covers the following colors:

507A (1920) 507B (1940) 507C (1920) B-5 (1941) B-6 (1941) PB-10 (1940)	Western Approaches Blue (1941) Western Approaches Green (1941) Pink (1941) Mountbatten Pink, Light (1940) Mountbatten Pink, Dark (1940)	MS-1 (1941) MS-2 (1941) MS-3 (1941) MS-4 (1941) MS-4a (1941)	Dark Brown (1940) Light Green (1940) Berwick Blue (1941) Dark Blue (1941)
Deck Coverings Semtex (Early War) Corticene

Royal Navy Set 2
Price: $17.00

By early 1942 the Royal Navyís use of camouflage was widespread on units of all types. But late 1941 had seen the RNís camouflage section hard at work developing colors and patterns for specific ship, geographic area, and threat types. Patterns were simplified and shapes made larger, and by mid-1942 most smaller ships had repainted in one of the new official schemes. Shortage of some pigments led to the development of new colours in the G and B series, with some of the earlier colors being superseded. Admiralty Disruptive Schemes were now promulgated in light and dark versions. The increased use of radar led in very late 1943 to the development of very simplified camouflage designs which came into use in 1944 and lasted to the end of the war. Disruptive patterns largely disappeared during this period. This set of paint chips covers the colors issued after 1941, In addition, it includes an alternate B5 and B6 from those included in our Royal Navy Set 1; the alternate colors were matched to the original hand-painted camouflage design sheets for HMS Farndale. The set also includes prewar Buff, and a Mountbatten Pink matched to a sample provided by the Royal Navy to the U.S. Navy in 1942, presumably for use on Royal Navy vessels undergoing repair in U.S. shipyards. All colors have been carefully matched to Admiralty-issued paint chips or actual samples from shipsí paint lockers when available, to HMS Farndaleís design sheets, or to the 1929 Munsell Book of Color as specified by noted author, Alan Raven. Modelers are referred to Alan Ravenís ìThe Development of Naval Camouflage 1914-1945 Part III: British Camouflage in World War II,î in Plastic Ship Modeler, 1997/1 (Plastic Ship Modeler is published by Daniel H. Jones, P.O. Box 2183, Arvada CO 80001-2183), and to Alan Ravenís upcoming series of books on Royal Navy Camouflage to be published by WR Press and available from Snyder & Short Enterprises.

This set contains 16 chips on two sheets and covers the following colors:

G5
G10
G20
G45
B15
B20

B30
B55
B5 (HMS Farndale)
B6 (HMS Farndale)
White

Black
Stone
Buff
Mountbatten Pink (RN to the USN)
Semtex (Late War)

Royal Navy Set 3
Price: $20.00

Designed for the ship modeler, historian, or maritime artist, requiring accuracy of colour, this third set of the Royal Navy covers a variety of subjects.

B55(1943), B30(1943), and B20(1943) are from Admiralty shade cards and are the colour specifications for the 1943 period. The actual colours changed later in the war, but kept the same names. G55 and B40 were also Admiralty colours. G55 was used in late war Western Approaches and some Admiralty Standard schemes in place of B55. Use of B40 is not documented, but we included the colour because it did exist at one time.

We've included three Australian colours. The HMAS Murchison wore two of these on her superstructure and hull. Our Chicago Blue sample is from a paint stick saved by the gentleman who used it to stir the paint.

The Submarine HMS Storm wore a camouflage scheme of two colours. Our samples are from her paint locker.

We have colours used on specific Corvettes. Honeysuckle Blue is a 10% reflectance version of B5, and was used on her and other Corvettes. HMS Burdock and HMS Alisma wore a Yellow and Blue pattern in the South Atlantic. The colour faded quickly in service, becoming a yellow-tinged, off-white colour.

Rockingham Blue is from the lend-lease four piper. Montgomery Blue-green was created by HMS Montgomery's captain, who ordered Western Approaches Blue and Western Approaches Green mixed together to create a colour he liked.

The last three colours are from the paint lockers of HMS Jamaica, Nigeria, and Arethusa.

All colors have been carefully matched to Admiralty-issued paint chips or actual samples from shipsí paint lockers when available, or to the 1929 Munsell Book of Color as specified by noted author, Alan Raven. Modelers are referred to Alan Ravenís ìThe Development of Naval Camouflage 1914-1945 Part III: British Camouflage in World War II,î in Plastic Ship Modeler, 1997/1 (Plastic Ship Modeler is published by Daniel H. Jones, P.O. Box 2183, Arvada CO 80001-2183), and to Alan Ravenís series of books on Royal Navy Camouflage published by WR Press and available from Snyder & Short Enterprises.

This set contains 20 chips on two sheets and covers the following colors:

B55
B30 (1943)
B20 (1943)
G45 Neutral Tone
G55
B40

HMAS Murchison Upperworks
HMAS Murchison Hull
Chicago Blue (RAN)
Sub. Storm, Light
Sub. Storm, Dark
Honeysuckle Blue
Burdock Yellow

Burdock Blue
Rockingham Blue
Montgomery Blue-Green
Alternate Western Approaches Blue
Jamaica Hull Panel (1944)
Nigeria MS2
Arethusa Light Mountbatten Pink

Regina Marina Set
Price: $12.00

Designed for the ship modeler desiring the greatest accuracy, as well as for the naval historian or maritime artist, the Regina Marina World War II ship paint chips covers the colors used by Italian Navy surface ships and submarines. All colors have been matched for us by Dr. Maurizio Brescia to original paint chips. All colors were matched to eliminate metamerism, and will therefore match the original in any light.

This set contains 10 chips on two sheets and covers the following colors:

Grigio Scuro (Dark Gray)
Grigio Chiaro (Light Gray)
Blu Scuro (Dark Blue)
Azzurro (Light Blue)
Marrone Verdastro (Greenish Dark Brown for Submarines)

Grigio-azzurro chiaro (Light Blue-Gray for Submarines)
Verde Chiaro (Light Green)
Giallo Verde (Light Yellow-Green
Bianco Sporco Opaco (Matt Foul White)
Rosso (Red Forecastle Stripes)

Kreigsmarine Set #1
$25.00

This set contains 23 chips on two sheets and covers the following colors:
Prewar / Early War Colors:
Hellgrau 50 used on superstructure and upperworks;
Dunkelgrau 51, used on hull
Baltic Scheme Colors:
Hellgrau: used on superstructure and upperworks;
Mittelgrau: used on hull;
Dunkelgrau: used on bow and stern panels;
Identification stripes were black and white.
Underwater Hull and Boot-topping colors:
Dunkelblaugrau: underwater dark blue gray, also used as an alternative boot topping;
Schiffsbodenfarbe III Rot 5: underwater red;
Schiffsbodenfarbe: an alterate underwater red;
Schiffsbodenfarbe III Grau 1: boot-topping
Norwegian Colors:
Dunkelgrau (Blaugrau, Dunkel): dark blue-gray, 5% reflectance;
Mittelblaugrau (Blaugrau, Mittel): medium blue-gray, 20% reflectance;
Hellblaugrau (Blaugrau, Hell): light blue-gray, similar in tone to Royal Navy AP507C, which is a 45% reflectance.
Other Colors:
Aluminumbronze 16: a metallic paint used on funnel caps;
Dunkelgrau 2;
Deckfarbe Gelb 13: yellow turret tops;
Schnellbootweiss: used on S-boats and in camouflage patterns on other vessels;
Rostschutzfarbe Graugrun 12: used on torpedo boats during the 1930s;
Dunkelblau 9.

Kreigsmarine Set #2
$20.00

Designed for the ship modeler as well as for the naval historian or maritime artist, this first Kriegsmarine paint chip set has been carefully matched to RAL color cards or mixed according to documentary sources.

A caveat about this first Kriegsmarine color set. We have had to rely on the limited original sources available. We used research materials generated by Flak Pletscher, the autors Jung/Abendroth/Kelling and their book Anstriche und Tarmanstriche der deutschen Kriegsmarine, second edition, and archival chips and material sent to the RAL Institute by Wilhemshaven. The colors in the ATDK book are based on an examination of color cards returned to the Bundesarchive by the Russians in the 1990s. We have used cross-references of the World War 2 colors to the RAL colors. All colors were matched to eliminate metamerism and will therefore match the original in any light.

Finally, German paints emphasized durability and chemical resistance over color fidelity. The modeler thus has some poetic license when matching colors for his or her models.

This set contains 20 chips on two sheets and covers the following colors:

Camouflage Paints for Ships on the Open Sea 30 Weiss 31.1 Hellgrau 32.1 Nebelgrau 32.2 Blaugrau, mittel 32.3 Blaugrau, dunkel 33.1 Hellblau 33.3 Dunkelblau 34.3 Graugr¸n, Dunkel		Camouflage Paints for Ships in Coastal Waters 31.4 Steingrau 33.2 Mittel Blau 35.1 Hellgr¸n 35.3 Dunkelgr¸n 36.1 Hell Braun 36.3 Dunkel Braun
Petrol-Proof Coatings 58 Schickgrau 58.1 Blaugrau 58.2 Blauschwarz		Other Colors: 10 Deckfarbe Braun, Persenning Farbe 11 Deckfarbe Gr¸n, Chromgr¸n 12 Deckfarbe Ockergelb

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