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Britain
British nuclear submarine painted navy blue
2006-03-22
The British Royal Navy's submarines were being painted navy blue as part of a camouflage experiment aimed at finding out which will be the best colour for the vessels in future, the UK Ministry of Defence announced Tuesday. During their 105 years as part of the Royal Navy's fleet, most submarines have been painted black. Now nuclear submarine "HMS Torbay," based at Devonport, in south-west England, has become the first of the underwater fleet to sport the new blue colour scheme.

A Ministry of Defence spokesman said "This is an ongoing process of improvement, and if that means submarines will be less visible to the eye as a result, then all the better." Black paintwork created a "harder outline" and was more easily spotted, he added. Submarines have been painted other colours in the past. Two of the fleet were painted sandy-brown and green-black at the time of the Gulf War to liberate Kuwait in 1991.
Where do we text our votes? Navy blue is so somber! Surely a nice cerulean blue would be a little more calming, more...peaceful even.
Posted by:Seafarious

#13  #4 Didn't we have one in WWII painted pink?
I seem to remember a movie about it....
;-p
Posted by Barbara Skolaut


you're thinking of the Jimmy Carter
Posted by: Frank G   2006-03-22 16:38  

#12  A nice British Racing Green will do, applied with painstaking skill by the fine folks at Aston Martin.
Posted by: Ebbosing Chereng4165   2006-03-22 16:11  

#11  Seafarious: cerulean blue

"...is a cool breeze"
Posted by: eLarson   2006-03-22 15:34  

#10  The USAF and the USAAF in WWII experimented with various pastel shades for airplanes, but no self-respecting ascot-wearing aviator would ever think to strap on a pink P-38. Lockheed Martin painted the Have Blue (F-117 demostrators) various shades of pink and light blue also, all in attempts to minimize visual detection.
Posted by: USN, ret.   2006-03-22 15:03  

#9  I know, mojo - thanks.

I was trying to be cute. (emphasis on "trying," obviously)

;-p
Posted by: Barbara Skolaut   2006-03-22 14:25  

#8  The IDF favors a weird greenish color. It's a matter of depth and seawater transparency.
Posted by: 6   2006-03-22 14:03  

#7  Didn't we arrive at dark gray after extensive day and night exercises ? Or was that just during war time ?
Posted by: wxjames   2006-03-22 13:24  

#6  "Operation Petticoat", Cary Grant and Tony Curtis.
Posted by: mojo   2006-03-22 12:31  

#5  The one that sunk a truck?
:)
Posted by: Creater Crater3500   2006-03-22 12:01  

#4  Didn't we have one in WWII painted pink?

I seem to remember a movie about it....

;-p
Posted by: Barbara Skolaut   2006-03-22 12:00  

#3  
Posted by: Mr. J Rogers   2006-03-22 11:07  

#2  Haze grey and underway!
Posted by: RWV   2006-03-22 10:09  

#1  I'm leaning towards yellow. . . .
Posted by: Paul McCartney   2006-03-22 08:34  

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