| USS Hancock (CV-19) Recovers a Grumman F6F Hellcat fighter, circa 1944. The ship is painted in camouflage Measure 32, Design 3A. USS Intrepid (CV-11), USS Hancock (CV-19) and the port side of USS Franklin (CV-13) were painted in this design, using Measure 32 colors (Dull Black, Ocean Gray and Light Gray). Design 3A was applied to USS Hornet (CV-12) using the lighter Measure 33 colors (Navy Blue, Haze Gray and Pale Gray). Medium pattern Measure 32 was similar to Measure 31 but somewhat lighter, a mixture of obtrusive polygons in Black against background polygons of Light Gray, or Light Gray and Ocean Gray. The patterns and tones were designed to resolve at a distance to an average medium reflectivity of 20-30%. Measure 32 was applied to most surface ships in the Pacific during 1944, but in 1945 the Pacific Fleet reverted to Measure 12, 21 or 22 (Navy Blue or Navy Blue/Haze Gray) in the revised 1945 colors. USS Hancock was painted in Measure 21 in early 1945, and laster in Measure 22. As with Measure 31, there were also amphibious-craft patterns under MS-32/L in Light Green, Ocean Green, Brown 4A and Black. Measures 32/3SS and 32/9SS were submarine patterns that used a multiplicity of carefully shaded grays to counteract light and shadow and reduce the visibility of a submarine on the surface. In the 21st Century, The USS Texas Battleship Museum repainted the ship in Measure 21. | |
| Image Filename | wwii1918.jpg |
| Image Size | 2.27 MB |
| Image Dimensions | 5736 x 4494 |
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| Photographer Title | United States Navy |
| Caption Author | Written or Adapted by Jason McDonald |
| Date Photographed | November 1, 1944 |
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| Country | Pacific Ocean |
| Archive | Naval History and Heritage Command |
| Record Number | 80-G-K-1929-A |
| Status | Caption ©2026 MFA Productions LLC Please Do Not Duplicate or Distribute Without Permission; Image in the Public Domain |
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