Ship's officers saluting during commissioning ceremonies, at the Bethlehem Steel Company shipyard, San Francisco, California, on 31 August 1944. The view looks south.

Official U.S. Navy Photograph, now in the collections of the National Archives. Photo #: 80-G-K-14276.

Camouflage Measure 33, Design 22D (Starboard side)

Drawing prepared by the Bureau of Ships for a camouflage scheme intended for light cruisers of the CL-51 (Atlanta) class. This plan, approved by Captain Torvald A. Solberg, USN, is dated 18 April 1944. It shows the ship's starboard side, exposed decks and superstructure ends. USS San Juan (CL 54) and USS Flint (CL 97) were painted in this camouflage pattern. However, photographs of the ships indicate that the paints actually used were the darker colors of Measure 32 (Dull Black, Ocean Gray and Light Gray) rather than the Measure 33 paints (Navy Blue, Haze Gray and Pale Gray) shown in this drawing.

Official U.S. Navy Photograph #80-G-173267, now in the collections of the National Archives.

Camouflage Measure 33, Design 22D (Port side)

Drawing prepared by the Bureau of Ships for a camouflage scheme intended for light cruisers of the CL-51 (Atlanta) class. This plan, approved by Captain Torvald A. Solberg, USN, is dated 18 April 1944. It shows the ship's port side. USS San Juan (CL 54) and USS Flint (CL 97) were painted in this camouflage pattern, though photographs of the ships indicate that the paints actually used were the darker colors of Measure 32 (Dull Black, Ocean Gray and Light Gray) rather than the Measure 33 paints (Navy Blue, Haze Gray and Pale Gray) shown in this drawing. Official U.S. Navy Photograph, now in the collections of the National Archives.

Official U.S. Navy Photograph #80-G-173266, now in the collections of the National Archives.

USS Flint (CL 97) Off San Francisco, California, 18 September 1944. The original print has been annotated to identify radar and other antennas.

Official U.S. Navy Photograph, from the collections of the Naval Historical Center #NH 64665.

USS Flint (CL 97) Probably at Ulithi Atoll, circa late March 1945, as the Fifth Fleet was departing for the Okinawa operation. Photographed from USS West Virginia (BB 48). Flint's camouflage is Measure 33, Design 22d.

Official U.S. Navy Photograph, now in the collections of the National Archives #80-G-K-3813.

Port side view, date and location unknown.

U.S. Navy photo.

(Low-resolution original that the above photo was cropped from) - U.S. Navy destroyer minelayer USS Shannon (DM 25) steams past task forces gathering at Uithi Atoll for the Okinawa Operation, circa March 1945. Ships in the near background include USS Flint (CL 97), in left center, and USS Miami (CL 89), at right. Three Essex-class aircraft carriers are anchored in the middle distance. USS Enterprise (CV 6) is at the far left.

Official U.S. Navy Photograph, now in the collections of the U.S. National Archives. Photo #: 80-G-K-3816

USS Flint (CL 97) At anchor at a western Pacific base, circa mid-1945.

Official U.S. Navy Photograph, from the collections of the Naval Historical Center #NH 98513.

Aerial view of the USS Flint (CL 97) on 31 August 1945. Both gun directors and all main guns, except No. 5 are trained to starboard, At this time the ship on station off Ni Shima to serve as rescue ship and homing station for transport planes carrying occupation troops. The ship carries MS33/22d camouflage scheme. (caption updated by Mike Green)

Australian War Memorial, Photo #302597