Subdeacon Joe Posted February 12 Share Posted February 12 USS Intrepid (CV-11) leaves Alameda NAS with a deck load of cargo bound for Pearl Harbor on June 9, 1944. She had been at Hunters Point since late March receiving repairs for torpedo damage. The paint scheme is Measure 32/3a. Known as "The Dry I" she would be back again before the year's end for Kamikaze damage. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_War_II_US_Navy_dazzle_camouflage_measures_31,_32_and_33:_aircraft_carriers https://www.ibiblio.org/hyperwar/OnlineLibrary/photos/sh-co-mk/camouflg/usn-wwii/31-3-3d.htm 2 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sundog Posted February 12 Share Posted February 12 Good post. I recently saw a great documentary about the USS Intrepid on TV (was either on AHC or The Smithsonian channel, can't remember which). Thanks! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Subdeacon Joe Posted February 12 Author Share Posted February 12 On a related matter "Turret installation of USS California (BB-44) at Mare Island, California. Here's her full story https://navalhistoria.com/uss-california-the-prune-barge/ 1 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chantry Posted February 12 Share Posted February 12 I've been aboard the USS intrepid a couple of times, all though it's been a while. https://intrepidmuseum.org/ One of the very few positives to living in the Northeast is the number and quality of military museums that are within a day's drive. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stump Water Posted February 12 Share Posted February 12 Measures... https://www.shipcamouflage.com/measures.htm 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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