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This page is Dedicated to the Permanent camouflages and their respective Historical Basis of the USN warships.

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Farragut

The Pattern used as Farragut’s Permanent camouflage scheme is the Design 11D camouflage scheme. The pattern how it appears on Farragut did get used on some of the Fletcher class destroyers, since it looks different on some of the other ships which did use this camouflage Design.

USS Metcalfe in December 1944 wearing her Design 11D camouflage

Another example of Design 11D being used: USS Stack in May 1944

Mahan

The Pattern used as Mahan’s permanent camouflage is the Design 23D camouflage scheme Mahan herself did wear in WW2. The Design 23D camouflage pattern did also get used on the Buckley class Destroyer Escorts as well on some Minesweepers.

Mahan Herself on June 1944 wearing her Design 23D camouflage Pattern

Benson

The Pattern chosen as Benson’s permanent camouflage is the Design 6D camouflage Pattern. Design 6D was used on Fletcher, Benson and Farragut class Destroyers. As well as on some Cleveland class Cruisers and the Battleship USS Mississippi.

USS Twiggs on January 1944 wearing Design 6D

USS New Mexio wearing a version of Design 6D, in October 1944

USS Vicksburg in July 1944 wearinfg a version of Design 6D

Fletcher

Fletchers Permanent camouflage is USS La Valettes August 1942 MS12.Modified camouflage scheme. Unfortunately i do have not found that many images of her in said camouflage

Gearing

The Pattern which was chosen as Gearings Permanent camouflage is Design 28D. This Pattern was Labelled for the Allen M. Sumner class Destroyers but the Profile on the camouflage Drawing is that of a Gearing class Destroyer.

The following Gearing class Destroyers did use Design 28D as their camouflage: USS Southerland, USS Frank Knox & USS Chevalier.

*USS Southerland* (DD-743) on January 6, 1945

J.Humphreys

J.Humphreys uses a simple one colour camouflage scheme, which is based on the Postwar Haze Gray schemes usn warships did wear.

Destoyers – Burrows Split

Hughes

Hughes permanent camouflage is her August 1942 MS12.mod camouflage. Unfortunately Wargaming only gave her 2 colours instead of the correctly used 3 colours.

Osborne

The camouflage of Osborne is USS Nicholas 1942 MS12.mod camouflage

Christopher

Christopher uses USS Hobsons 1942 Ms12.mod camouflage. Hobson did wear this scheme in March of 1942

Burrows

Burrow uses USS Mustins MS12.mod camouflage. USS Mustin did wear said scheme in January 1942 and still in June 1942.

Destroyers – Premiums

Hill

Hill uses Design 3D as her permanent camouflage. Said design was worn by the gridley & Benham class Destroyers. A adapted design was worn by Independence & Casablanca class Carriers aswell as on the omaha & Cleveland class cruisers. Additionally, Colorado did wear a Design 3D camouflage in october 1943

Cruisers

Pensacola

Pensacola uses Salt Lake Citys Design 14D camouflage scheme. Pensacola herself did weard Design 10D up until 1944 was Design 10D, but in May 1944, she did change to Design 14D.

Pensacola in Probably February or March 1944

New Orleans

New Orleans uses Design 13D as her permanent camouflage. Said Pattern was Drawn up and planned to be used on New Orleans class cruisers, which they did wear. Additionally there was a Version of Design 13D drawn that was planned to use the colours Black & Light Gray instead of the Navy Blue & Light gray colours that where used on the Design 13D pattern.