NAVSHIPS 250-374, NAVY DEPARTMENT - BUREAU OF SHIPS: SHIP CONCEALMENT CAMOUFLAGE INSTRUCTIONS (JAN-1953)

NAVSHIPS 250-374, NAVY DEPARTMENT - BUREAU OF SHIPS: SHIP CONCEALMENT CAMOUFLAGE INSTRUCTIONS (JAN-1953)., This booklet has two primary objectives: 1. To furnish Fleet and Force Commanders with information on the effectiveness and suitability of various concealment measures, and guidance in the selection of measures most suited to a particular vessel operating in a particular area. 2. To provide the techniques whereby each field activity, or individual vessel, will be able to apply specified concealment measures without requiring outside assistance. To achieve the subtle concealment effects specified in the submarine measures, special painting techniques are necessary. These techniques are explained and illustrated for the first time in this publication. It is mandatory that the individual personnel directly involved in the application of submarine concealment measures be thoroughly familiar with these techniques.