The littoral combat ship USS Freedom (LCS 1) recently received a new paint scheme that she will take with her during her deployment to Southeast Asia. The new paint scheme consists of a four-color camouflage combination of flat black, haze gray, haze white and ocean gray, and is reminiscent of the U.S. Navy‘s Measure 31 and Measure 32 camouflage schemes used during World War II. Other than the Cyclone-class Patrol Coastals, the Navy has since World War II largely stuck to haze gray paint for all its combatants. The littoral combat ship conducted sea trials and visited Pearl Harbor, Hawaii while sporting her new warpaint. Freedom will spend approximately 8 months on deployment to Southeast Asia and Singapore. While there she will conduct security operations with regional partners and allies.
Littoral Combat Ship USS Freedom Deploys With New Warpaint
The littoral combat ship USS Freedom (LCS 1) underway in her new warpaint, conducting sea trials off the coast of Southern California, Feb. 22, 2013. The successful sea trials ensured her spring deployment to Southeast Asia. Freedom's camouflage scheme of three grays and black is reminiscent of the Navy's World War II Measure 31 and Measure 32 camouflage schemes. U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class James R. Evans
USS Freedom (LCS 1) at speed off the coast of Southern California. For her deployment to Southeast Asia, Freedom is configured with the surface warfare mission module, which includes the two 30 mm guns amidships, her 57mm main gun, two 11-meter rigid inflatables, and the embarked MH-60R. Missing is the cancelled Non Line-of-Sight (NLOS) missile system. Also visible in this photo are the sponsons fitted to the stern for additional bouyancy. U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class James R. Evans
USS Freedom (LCS 1) departs San Diego Bay for her deployment to the Asia-Pacific region. The camouflage pattern on the port side, like the starboard, locates the black parts of the pattern over the exhaust ports, helping to hide stains from the diesel exhaust. U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Mark El-Rayes
USS Freedom (LCS 1) shown during sea trials off the coast of Southern California, Feb. 22, 2013. As can be seen in this photo, the camouflage scheme does not extend to the non-skid deck surfaces. Freedom left her homeport of San Diego on March 1 for her maiden deployment to the Pacific. U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class James R. Evans
An MH-60R Seahawk assigned to Helicopter Maritime Strike Squadron (HSM) 73 flies near the littoral combat ship USS Freedom (LCS 1), Feb. 22, 2013. The Freedom recently deployed to Southeast Asia with an embarked MH-60 helicopter. U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class James R. Evans
USS Freedom (LCS 1) under way off the coast of Southern California. "Freedom's maiden deployment is another clear signal of the Navy's enduring commitment to maintain security and stability in the vital Asia-Pacific region," said Adm. Cecil Haney, commander of the U.S. Pacific Fleet. U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class James R. Evans
An MH-60R Seahawk assigned to Helicopter Maritime Strike Squadron (HSM) 73 flies in front of the littoral combat ship USS Freedom (LCS 1), Feb. 22, 2013. This was the first fleet MH-60R to operate with a Right Hand Extended Pylon (RHEP) and a full load of eight AGM-114 Hellfire Captive Air Training Missiles as it joined Freedom for sea trials off the coast of Southern California. U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class James R. Evans
The littoral combat ship USS Freedom (LCS 1) departs San Diego Bay for her deployment to the Asia-Pacific region, March 1, 2013. Freedom will demonstrate her operational capabilities and allow the Navy to evaluate crew rotation and maintenance plans. LCS platforms are designed to employ modular mission packages that can be configured for three separate purposes: surface warfare, anti-submarine warfare or mine countermeasures. U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Christine Walker-Singh
The littoral combat ship USS Freedom (LCS 1) passes by the Missing Man Formation monument at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam for a scheduled port visit during a deployment to the Asia-Pacific region, March 11, 2013. LCS platforms are designed to employ modular mission packages that can be configured for three separate purposes: surface warfare, anti-submarine warfare or mine countermeasures. U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Nardel Gervacio
The littoral combat ship USS Freedom (LCS 1) arrives at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam for a scheduled port visit during a deployment to the Asia Pacific region, March 11, 2013. "This vessel, the littoral combat ship, is really designed for operating in the littoral shores of the land, what we commonly refer to as brown water," said Cmdr. Timothy Wilke, USS Freedom commanding officer. "It does have a capability to operate in blue water, but it's mainly focused on bridging that gap of what we have in our ship class right now." U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Sean Furey
The Navy's first littoral combat ship USS Freedom (LCS 1) makes its way into Apra Harbor on U.S. Naval Base Guam, March, 29, 2013. Freedom departed her homeport of San Diego March 1 for a deployment to the Indo-Asia-Pacific region for approximately eight months. Marking the first of many planned rotational deployments to the Western Pacific for the new LCS platform, Freedom will conduct maritime security operations with regional partners and allies. U.S. Navy photo by JoAnna Delfin
Sailors from the Navy's first littoral combat ship USS Freedom (LCS 1) tie on a banner after the ship docked at Apra Harbor on U.S. Naval Base Guam, March, 29, 2013. U.S. Navy photo by JoAnna Delfin 
USS Freedom (LCS 1) at speed off the coast of Southern California. For her deployment to Southeast Asia, Freedom is configured with the surface warfare mission module, which includes the two 30 mm guns amidships, her 57mm main gun, two 11-meter rigid inflatables, and the embarked MH-60R. Missing is the cancelled Non Line-of-Sight (NLOS) missile system. Also visible in this photo are the sponsons fitted to the stern for additional bouyancy. U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class James R. Evans
USS Freedom (LCS 1) departs San Diego Bay for her deployment to the Asia-Pacific region. The camouflage pattern on the port side, like the starboard, locates the black parts of the pattern over the exhaust ports, helping to hide stains from the diesel exhaust. U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Mark El-Rayes
USS Freedom (LCS 1) shown during sea trials off the coast of Southern California, Feb. 22, 2013. As can be seen in this photo, the camouflage scheme does not extend to the non-skid deck surfaces. Freedom left her homeport of San Diego on March 1 for her maiden deployment to the Pacific. U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class James R. Evans
An MH-60R Seahawk assigned to Helicopter Maritime Strike Squadron (HSM) 73 flies near the littoral combat ship USS Freedom (LCS 1), Feb. 22, 2013. The Freedom recently deployed to Southeast Asia with an embarked MH-60 helicopter. U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class James R. Evans
USS Freedom (LCS 1) under way off the coast of Southern California. "Freedom's maiden deployment is another clear signal of the Navy's enduring commitment to maintain security and stability in the vital Asia-Pacific region," said Adm. Cecil Haney, commander of the U.S. Pacific Fleet. U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class James R. Evans
An MH-60R Seahawk assigned to Helicopter Maritime Strike Squadron (HSM) 73 flies in front of the littoral combat ship USS Freedom (LCS 1), Feb. 22, 2013. This was the first fleet MH-60R to operate with a Right Hand Extended Pylon (RHEP) and a full load of eight AGM-114 Hellfire Captive Air Training Missiles as it joined Freedom for sea trials off the coast of Southern California. U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class James R. Evans
The littoral combat ship USS Freedom (LCS 1) departs San Diego Bay for her deployment to the Asia-Pacific region, March 1, 2013. Freedom will demonstrate her operational capabilities and allow the Navy to evaluate crew rotation and maintenance plans. LCS platforms are designed to employ modular mission packages that can be configured for three separate purposes: surface warfare, anti-submarine warfare or mine countermeasures. U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Christine Walker-Singh
The littoral combat ship USS Freedom (LCS 1) passes by the Missing Man Formation monument at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam for a scheduled port visit during a deployment to the Asia-Pacific region, March 11, 2013. LCS platforms are designed to employ modular mission packages that can be configured for three separate purposes: surface warfare, anti-submarine warfare or mine countermeasures. U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Nardel Gervacio
The littoral combat ship USS Freedom (LCS 1) arrives at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam for a scheduled port visit during a deployment to the Asia Pacific region, March 11, 2013. "This vessel, the littoral combat ship, is really designed for operating in the littoral shores of the land, what we commonly refer to as brown water," said Cmdr. Timothy Wilke, USS Freedom commanding officer. "It does have a capability to operate in blue water, but it's mainly focused on bridging that gap of what we have in our ship class right now." U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Sean Furey
The Navy's first littoral combat ship USS Freedom (LCS 1) makes its way into Apra Harbor on U.S. Naval Base Guam, March, 29, 2013. Freedom departed her homeport of San Diego March 1 for a deployment to the Indo-Asia-Pacific region for approximately eight months. Marking the first of many planned rotational deployments to the Western Pacific for the new LCS platform, Freedom will conduct maritime security operations with regional partners and allies. U.S. Navy photo by JoAnna Delfin
Sailors from the Navy's first littoral combat ship USS Freedom (LCS 1) tie on a banner after the ship docked at Apra Harbor on U.S. Naval Base Guam, March, 29, 2013. U.S. Navy photo by JoAnna Delfin 
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June Forbes
1:35 PM March 30, 2013
Wow, wow!! :-)
10:50 PM June 19, 2013
would love to tour this boat, what a beauty.