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What color would be your guess on the sail, missile area and the anti-foul?
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What color would be your guess on the sail, missile area and the anti-foul?“Of the 40,000 men who served on German submarines, 30,000 never returned.” -
Pacific scheme (likely pre-deployment). Above waterline, Black (lightened slightly to account for scale-effect) on bow and stern, atop sail planes, atop sail, and atop missile deck. On all vertical surfaces above waterline, a very dark gray. Below waterline, anti-foul red (Formula 121). Escape buoys, International Orange. Draft, name, and hull numbers, white.
The Painting Manual called for the dark-gray/black demarcation to be feathered by air-gun (often not available at the tender or SIMA), but in practice we used rollers, so the demarcation line was hard. How this boat was painted I would say it's either during pre-commissioning work-up or just out of a yard overhaul. The oil-canning of the sail plating suggests a post overhaul publicity photo.
DavidLast edited by He Who Shall Not Be Named; 05-21-2021, 07:24 AM.Who is John Galt? -
That’s the color I want for my Skipjack. There aren’t a lot of good color photos available for her.“Of the 40,000 men who served on German submarines, 30,000 never returned.”Comment
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