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Originally Posted by KaleunMarco
i just finished re-reading RSRD and Ned Beach references a paint job for his boat either very late 1942 or early 1943.
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Did he say M/S 32 or other? I recall in some of the memoirs as well talking about getting painted in 42/43 but not M/S. RSRD was a fictional novel, excellent but, fiction.
Impression I always gathered from my research was M/S 32 first began to appear in Fall 1943 and became common into 1944. One could surmise that new construction boats were likely coming out painted M/S 32 in 1944. Tang and the early Balaos in 1943 into 1944 has the M/S 9 gray/black scheme,.first.
Quick search brought this up, for what its worth. Other classes are listed as well.
https://www.shipcamouflage.com/gato_class.htm