Pacific Theater
I haven't figured out all the time frames of these photos as of yet.
I have listed them as either Incomplete paint job or Completed paint job
January 1944. Paint changed to Camouflage Measure 32, Design 1B at Funafuti Atoll, Tuvalu.
At this point the dark color is dull black.
Incomplete paint job and the starboard side of turret two barrels are not painted.
http://navsource.org/archives/01/061/016144p.jpgStarboard profile
Incomplete paint job and the starboard side of turret two barrels are not painted.
http://www.navsource.org/archives/01/016151a.jpgPort profile
Incomplete paint job and the port side of turret two barrels are painted.
Notice upper front corner of turret two is painted
http://www.navsource.org/archives/01/016153.jpgStarboard profile
At this point the dark color is dark blue.
Completed paint job and the starboard side of turret two barrels are not painted.
http://navsource.org/archives/01/061/016142.jpgPort profile
Completed paint job and the port side of turret two barrels are painted.
Notice upper front corner of turret two has been repainted a lighter shade of grey
http://www.navsource.org/archives/01/016138b.jpgCompleted paint job and the port side of turret two barrels are painted.
Notice upper front corner of turret two has been repainted a lighter shade of grey
http://navsource.org/archives/01/061/016138.jpgColor photo of the Iowa.
The dark color is dark blue. Notice the barrels are dull black
http://www.navsource.org/archives/01/016301c.jpgMore research found this photo of turret two's gun barrels and camouflage:
Comparison shots
Starboard profile, Incomplete paint job
Starboard profile, Completed paint job (I need a better profile of this side)
Port profile, Incomplete paint job
Port profile, Completed paint job
I finally found the color video of the Iowa passing in front of the carrier USS Princeton CV37
She's painted in the incomplete camo job
Video #3 CV 37 Landings 4:34 mark
https://ia800301.us.archive.org/19/item ... ndings.mp4https://archive.org/details/USS_Princeton_Crew_PhotoAnother Video of the Iowa
She's painted in the complete camo job
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KwpuBs6LWZUIn Dec 1944 she went into a floating dry dock with the camouflage still painted on.
Completed paint job and the barrels of turret two are not painted
http://navsource.org/archives/01/061/016107a.jpgIn January 1945 she went into dry dock at Hunters Point with the camouflage still painted on
http://www.navsource.org/archives/01/0161082.jpg