USS Vestal

To EdGrune, Thank You for getting back to me. With help from my beautiful computer literate wife, ( her words) ,I was finally able to understand what you were trying to explain  with the hyper link you gave me. I got all the information I needed. The sight was informative regarding my question about the Vestals decks. Hank, Support the Troops

Once again I am going to recommend that you go back to the Navy's Damage Control reports on the Vestal.   The information regarding the decks is contained there.

http://www.dcfp.navy.mil/cgi-bin/WarGalleryPop.cgi?id=47

In my opinion (that and 5 bucks will get you a cup of coffee at Starbucks), the Vestal was not in Measure 1,  in either Dark Gray (5-D) or in Sea Blue (5-S).  Based on the above photo, the mast tops above the funnel line were not painted a lighter color.  Measure 1 called for these to be Light Gray (5-L).  Rather the ship appears to be relatively uniform.   Painting regulations also called for yard and district ships and craft to be painted in Ocean Gray (5-O).    I believe the Vestal was in Ocean Gray.

http://www.dcfp.navy.mil/cgi-bin/WarGalleryPop.cgi?id=46

The starboard side coloration is similar