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Posted by Craig Bennett on May 28, 2025, 2:48:27, in reply to "ODD in MS2 Posted Posted Several Years Ago"
3 Flushdeck destroyers USS McCormick,Overton,and Rueben James wore in the Spring and Summer 1941
a modified Measure 2 scheme.Using the assigned colors early 1941 5-L light gray from the top of the mast to the main deck. On the hull from the bow to stern had 2 colors early 1941 5-O Ocean gray to half down it to 5-D Dark Gray to the water line.
There is a extension of 5-O Ocean Gray on the conning tower,the 1st 2 smoke stacks,and lifeboat davitts .Try Navsource.org. HTH. 
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Gents, I’ve searched my saved pictures and queried Rick and Jeff without luck. One of the posters from a few years back (not found in the site archives) posted the best picture of an escort modified 1,200-ton flush decker in a graded system in what we believe was running trials out of the NYNY mid 1941. Level, port bow view of the entire ship. Anyone remember or save it? Inquiring minds want to know.
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