The Benson and Gleaves class destroyers used various measures of camouflage throughout World War II that depended on the theatre of operations for that particular vessel. Below is a listing of known patterns for each ship. Click on the pattern link for information regarding that scheme.

Ship Name

1941

1942

1943

1944

1945

Benson

  MS 2 MS 12 Mod/
MS 22

MS 22

MS 32/3d

  

Mayo

   MS 12 Mod/
MS 22		 MS 22

MS 22 / 
MS 32/3d

 MS 21

Gleaves

 MS 2  MS 12 Mod   MS 22 MS 21/
MS 22

Niblack

 MS 2 MS 22  MS 22  MS 32/3d
MS 22		 MS 22 

Madison

   MS 22      

Lansdale

 MS 2 MS 12 Mod  MS 22  MS 22

N/A

Hilary P Jones

   MS 12 Mod MS 22    MS 21 

Charles F Hughes

   MS 12 Mod MS 22  MS 22 /
MS 32/3d 		 MS 21 

Livermore

   MS 12 Mod  MS 22 

MS 22 /
MS 32/3d

 MS 21 

Eberle

   MS 12 Mod/
MS 22		 MS 22   MS 22 MS 21 

Plunkett

    MS 12 Mod    MS 32/3d  

Kearny

 MS 2 / 
MS 12		 MS 12/
MS 12 Mod		 MS 22 MS 31/3d  

Gwin

 MS 1

MS 12 Mod

 MS 21

N/A

N/A

Meredith

 MS 1

MS 12 Mod

N/A

N/A

N/A

Grayson

 MS 1

MS 21

  MS 21 MS 21/
MS 22		 MS 22 

Monssen

 MS 2

MS 12 Mod

N/A

N/A

N/A

Woolsey

   MS 12 Mod MS 22  MS 22 MS 21 

Ludlow

 MS 1 MS 12 Mod /
MS 22		 MS 22 MS 22 MS 22 / 
MS 21

Edison

 MS 1 MS 12 Mod/
MS 22		 MS 22    

Ericsson

 MS 1   MS 22    

Wilkes

 MS 1 MS 12 Mod /
MS 22		 MS 22 MS 22  MS 22 

Nicholson

   MS 12 Mod MS 22 MS 21/
MS 22		  MS 22

Swanson

 MS 1 /
MS 12 Mod		 MS 12 Mod /
MS 22		 MS 22 MS 22 

MS 22

Ingraham

 MS 1 MS 12 Mod /
MS 22

N/A

N/A

N/A

Bristol

     MS 22

N/A

N/A

Ellyson

   MS 12 Mod MS 22 MS 32/22d  MS 21

Hambleton

   MS 12 Mod MS 22  MS 32/22d   

Rodman

   MS 21 / MS 22 MS 22  MS 32/22d MS 21 

Emmons

   MS 12 Mod

MS 22

 MS 22  MS 22

Macomb

 N/A MS 12 Mod?
MS 22		 MS 22 MS 32a/29d  MS 21 

Laffey

N/A

MS 21

N/A

N/A

N/A

Woodworth

N/A

 MS 21  MS 21 

MS 32/6d

  

Forrest

N/A

 MS 12 Mod MS 22     

Fitch

N/A

 MS 12 Mod MS 22     

Corry

 MS 12 Mod MS 12 Mod MS 22  

N/A

Hobson

N/A

 MS 12 Mod/
MS 15 		 MS 22  MS 32a/29d  

Aaron Ward

N/A

MS 12 Mod

 MS 12 Mod /
MS 21

N/A

N/A

Buchanan

N/A

MS 12 Mod

 MS 12 Mod /
MS 21

MS 32/3d

 MS 22 

Duncan

N/A

MS 12 Mod /
MS 21

N/A

N/A

N/A

Lansdowne

N/A

 MS 12 Mod MS 21 MS 32/3d MS 22 

Lardner

N/A

MS 12 Mod

  

MS 31/3d

  

Mc Calla

N/A

 MS 12 Mod /
MS 21		  MS 21  MS 21 MS 21

Mervine

N/A

 MS 12 Mod MS 22 

MS 32/3d

 MS 21 

Quick

N/A

 MS 12 Mod MS 22 MS 32/3d MS 21 

Farenholt

N/A

MS 12 Mod

  

MS 32/3d

  

Bailey

N/A

 MS 12 Mod MS 22 / 
MS 21

MS 31/6d

  

Carmick

N/A

 MS 21 MS 22  MS 22  MS 21 

Doyle

N/A

N/A

 MS 21 / 
MS 22		 MS 22 /
MS 32/3d 		  

Endicott

N/A

N/A

 MS 21 / 
MS 22		 MS 32/3d  MS 21 

Mc Cook

N/A

N/A

 MS 22

MS 22/
MS 31/3d

 MS 21 

Frankford

N/A

N/A

 MS 22

MS 32/3d /
MS 21

MS 21/
MS 22

Bancroft

N/A

 MS 12 Mod /
MS 21		 MS 22 MS 22  

Barton

N/A

MS 12 Mod

N/A

N/A

N/A

Boyle

N/A

 MS 12 Mod/
MS 22		 MS 22

MS 32/3d

 MS 22 

Champlin

N/A

 MS 22   MS 32/3d MS 22 

Meade

N/A

 MS 12 Mod MS 21  MS 31/6d  

Murphy

N/A

 MS 12 Mod MS 22    MS 21 

Parker

N/A

 MS 21 /
MS 22		 MS 22  

MS 22

Caldwell

N/A

  MS 21 MS 21    MS 22 

Coghlan

N/A

   MS 21    MS 22 

Frazier

N/A

 MS 21 MS 21 

MS 21 /
MS 32/3d

  

Ganesvoort

N/A

 MS 22 / MS 21 MS 21  MS 21 MS 22 

Gillespie

N/A

 MS 21 MS 22 MS 22   

Hobby

N/A

 MS 22 /
MS 21		 MS 21  MS 22   

Kalk

N/A

 MS 22 MS 22 /
MS 21		 MS 21  

Kendrick

N/A

 MS 21 MS 21 /
MS 22		 MS 32/3d  MS 22

Laub

N/A

   MS 22 MS 32/3d   

Mackenzie

N/A

 MS 22 MS 22  MS 32/3d   

McLanahan

N/A

  MS 22 MS 22    

Nields

N/A

N/A

 MS 22   MS 22 

Ordronaux

N/A

N/A

 MS 22   MS 22

Davison

N/A

 MS 12 Mod?
MS 22		 MS 22    MS 21 

Edwards

N/A

 MS 12 Mod/
MS 22 /
MS 21		 MS 21     

Glennon

N/A

  MS 22 MS 22   N/A

N/A

Jeffers

N/A

 MS 22      

Maddox

N/A

 MS 22 MS 22  N/A

N/A

Nelson

N/A

 MS 22  MS 21  MS 22 MS 21

Baldwin

N/A

N/A

 MS 22

MS 32/3d

  

Harding

N/A

N/A

 MS 22

MS 32/3d

  

Satterlee

N/A

N/A

 MS 22   MS 22 

Thompson

N/A

N/A

 MS 22  

MS 21

Welles

N/A

N/A

 MS 22   MS 21

Cowie

N/A

 MS 12 Mod /
MS 21		  MS 21

MS 32/22d

 MS 21

Knight

N/A

 MS 22 MS 22  MS 22
MS 32/3d 		 MS 22

Doran

N/A

   MS 22    MS 22

Earle

N/A

   MS 22    

Butler

N/A

 MS 22 MS 22   MS 22

Gherardi

N/A

 MS 22 MS 22    

Herndon

N/A

  

MS 22

   MS 22

Shurbrick

N/A

   MS 22 MS 32/?? MS 22

Beatty

N/A

 MS 22 MS 22

N/A

N/A

Tillman

N/A

   MS 22 

MS 32/3d

  MS 22

Stevenson

N/A

 MS 22 MS 22    

Stockton

N/A

N/A

 MS 22 MS 22 /
MS 21 		 MS 21 /
MS 22

Thorn

N/A

MS 22

 MS 22 MS 32/16d
MS 21		  

Turner

N/A

N/A

MS 22

 MS 22

N/A

  Sources:
  1. Visit Shipcamouflage.com for more information regarding WW2 ship patterns
  2. Benson-Gleaves class Destroyer site


Double click anywhere to return to the top of this page.
Copyright © 1997–2009 Benson-Gleaves class Destroyer site
 

Tin Can Sailors

USS J.P. Kennedy Jr.