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| Keywords: USS-Gleaves.jpg The U S Navy destroyer USS Gleaves DD-423 underway on 18 June 1941 This photo shows a good example of the U S Navy Camouflage Measure 2 graded system Note the unusual placement of the hull number below the bridge The Benson-/Gleaves-class destroyers were notoriously topheavy Therefore the shields of gun mounts 3 and 4 were open and covered by canvas to reduce weight Gleaves is also already missing the searchlight platform aft Later the No 3 gun was removed and the No 4 received a standard turret 513043 1941-06-18 U S Navy Bureau of Ships photo 19-N-24193; Sableneko wikipedia en 2007 05 08 original upload date File Gleaves DD423 Starboard side underway 06-08-1941 - NARA - 513043 tif PD-USGov-Military-Navy Original upload log page en wikipedia USS-Gleaves jpg 2007-05-08 04 10 Sableneko 1476×1038× 186221 bytes <nowiki>USS Gleaves underway From the Destroyer Photo Index </nowiki> USS Gleaves DD-423 Camouflage Measure 2 | ||||
