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Dazzling Display of Camouflage on WWII Destroyer

While the staff was in the shipyard on Monday (10/06/25) helping Thoma-Sea reinstall the anchors and anchor chain aboard ship, they got a good look at the Measure 32/10D "dazzle" camouflage being applied. The paint crew had made it about halfway down the length of the ship on both sides. Here's a view of port and starboard sides. KIDD wore Measure 21 camouflage when first commissioned in April 1943. From there, she had Measure 32/10D applied in December 1943 and wore it all through 1944. When she went in Mare Island Shipyard for overhaul in December 1944 (lasting through January 1945), she came out wearing Measure 22 camouflage and held that through the end of the war. Since our target date for restoration is August 14, 1945, she has worn Measure 22 here in Baton Rouge for the last 42 years. This shift in camouflage as a museum ship is temporary and part of an educational effort to demonstrate the types of camouflage KIDD wore and the logic behind each camouflage scheme. Many visitors and viewers, in fact, have thought for years that the Measure 22 scheme was NOT actual camouflage, believing only the "dazzle" schemes to be considered "real camouflage." Part of this is likely due to the public seeing so much mottled and digital camo in movies, television, and in hunting/sports stores that they were unfamiliar with other types. This paint scheme will last for five years before we shift to Measure 21, which will then see a rotation of five years before we revert back to our target date 1945-correct pattern of Measure 22. In point of fact, this Measure 32/10D camouflage didn't actually HIDE the ship. Instead, its purpose was to CONFUSE the gunnery on enemy vessels, shore batteries, and aircraft, with those targeting the ship from a distance unable to tell if she was moving left or right, toward or away. Looking from overhead, the patterns on the decks present the image of a smaller vessel moving at an angle slightly diagonal to the actual path of the ship. Check out our KIDD Bitts video entitled "Camouflage: Tactical Artwork" to learn more:    • Camouflage: Tactical Artwork │KIDD Bitts E...  . Click here to donate to the USS KIDD: https://www.usskidd.com/product/donat... The USS KIDD Veterans Museum is a non-funded state agency that receives no regular state or federal funding. We appreciate your support! Check out our other social media: https://linktr.ee/usskidd661