Much useful information about these classes can be found in Christopher Langtree
The Kelly's (London: Chatham Publishing, 2002)
HMAS Norman (1942): one will have to add a DFing office under the tripod mast. According to Alan Raven (RN Camouflage V.2), the colors are MS1, MS2, B5, and AP-507C, :
I think the office concerned was the RDF (now called radar!) Office for the Type 291 set whose aerial was at the foretopmasthead.The MF/DF on the bridge face had a DF office within the bridge superstructure, and I don't think she carried HF/DF.HMAS Nepal (1942): again, one will have to add a DFing office under the tripod mast. According to Alan Raven, the colors are AP-507A, B5, and AP-507C:
Office under the foremast - as for Norman.HMS Kingston, in this light gray/dark gray scheme (AP-507A/AP-507C):
HMS Javelin (1942): it would be really nice to know for sure if HMS Javelin wore this same pattern shown on her port side, on both sides of the ship:
Langtree says "... probably symmetrical but no information exists to confirm this."I have come across some photos of survivors of HMAS Nestor on the starboard side of the deck of HMS Javelin in June 1942--and it seems to show that the ship was painted in a light and dark gray scheme, but it is hard for me to tell whether these photos confirm that the camouflage was symmetrical:
Langtree says she was repainted in June 1942 (no exact date given, so not sure whether before or after Operation Vigorous when Nestor was sunk) from that queried above to "Mediterranean Disruptive; AP507A and AP507C" - no indication given as to symmetry or otherwise. Photos exist, showing both sides almost mirror images of each other, eg http://www.navyphotos.co.uk/Destroyers% ... 20dww2.htmWould anyone have any info or photos that might shed some light on this?
Thanks!