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FM 30-50 Recognition Pictorial Manual of Naval Vessels 1943

Restricted 
(Declassified)

FM 30-50
Supplement No. 1 
September 1, 1944

War Department 
Navy Department 
Recognition Pictorial Manual of Naval Vessels

75 page document describing 77 ships/classes/types
including 207 pictures and 101 line drawings

A502 includes the following classes*:
United States
Heavy Cruisers:
Northampton Class

Aircraft Carriers:
Casablanca Class

Destroyers:
Sumner Class
Flush Deckers

Landing Craft:
LST
LCI
LCT Mk V
LCT Mk VI
LCV
LCVP
LCM
LCS
LCC
LCP
LVT(2)
LVT(A)1
"Duck"
Amphibian "Jeep"
LSD

Great Briton
Light Cruisers:
Ceres - Carlisle Classes
Caledon Class
Emerald Class
"Improved Southampton" Class

Destroyers:
Admiralty "S" Class
"V" & "W" Classes
"Wairs" Class
Douglas Class
"H" and "Repeat "H" Classes
"I" and Ithuriel Classes
Tribal Class
"J", "K", & "N" Classes
"L" & "M" Classes
"R" Class
"O" Class
"P" Class
Hunt Class (1st Group)
Hunt Class (2nd Group)

Merchant Ships
Passenger:
USMC P2-S2-R1
Modern Japanese Liner - Near East Service
Japanese Liner
Old Liner - United Fruit Lines
WWI USSB President Line
Small Liner

Passenger-Cargo:
British Mail Liner
USMC P&C
British Colonial Service
Small Japanese Type
Old Type
Large Old Japanese Type

Cargo (Composite Superstructure):
"Victory Ship" VC-2
"Liberty Ship" EC-2
USMC C-1
USMC C-2
USMC C-3
Modern Standard Japanese Design (Large)
Modern British Freighter
Modern Standard Japanese Design (Medium)
Modern Japanese Freighter (Small)
Small Old Type

Cargo (Split Superstructure):
Modern British Type (Medium)
Modern British Type (Large)
Medium Sized Japanese Freighter
Modern Large Dutch Freighter
Old Type
WWI Type

Cargo - Engines-Aft:
Small Coaster
Lake Type
Japanese Standard Type
Old Type
Self Unloading Bulk Carrier-Collier

Tankers:
Modern Navy Oiler
Modern Japanese Type
Modern Type
Old Japanese Type
Old British Type

Whaler:
Modern Whale Factory

Trawler:
Modern Trawler

Thanks to Xrypto :)