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NAVAL COLOURS

 

WWII ROYAL NAVY

WWII U.S. NAVY

WWII IJN

MODERN NAVAL COLOURS

WWII KRIEGSMARINE
WWII REGIA MARINA

 

People often query where the information came from regarding these colours, and the answer is for the large part  years of research accumulated by Alan Raven.  Click here to read Alan's comments.

 

Alan Raven's research on WWII Royal Navy camouflage is available at http://www.shipcamouflage.com/3_7.htm

 

A ship-by-ship database for USN ships is at http://www.shipcamouflage.com/camouflage_database.htm

 

Info on the different USN camouflage measures is at http://www.shipcamouflage.com/measures.htm

 

CODE

DESCRIPTION

WW2 ROYAL NAVY 
RN 01 AP 507A DARK GREY
RN 02 AP 507B MEDIUM GREY
RN 03 AP 507C LIGHT GREY
RN 04 MS1 DARK BLUE-BLACK
RN 05 MS2 DARK GREY
RN 06

MS3  MEDIUM GREENISH GREY

RN 07 B5 DARK BLUE-GREY
RN 08 WESTERN APPROACHES BLUE 
RN 09 WESTERN APPROACHES GREEN
RN 10 ROYAL NAVY WHITE 
RN 11 B6  MEDIUM BLUE 
RN 12 MS4  WARM LIGHT GREY
RN 13 MS4A  LIGHT GREY GREEN
RN 14 G45  WARM LIGHT GREY
RN 15 B15  DARK GREY-BLUE
RN 16 B20  MEDIUM GREY-BLUE
RN 17 B55  LIGHT GREENISH-BLUE
RN 18 MOUNTBATTEN PINK LIGHT  
RN 19 RN ANTI-FOULING RED
RN 20 B55 LATE WAR  LIGHT KHAKI
RN 21 B30 MEDIUM BLUE-GREEN
RN 22 G5 EXTRA DARK GREY
RN 23 G10 DARK GREY
RN 24 CORTICENE
RN 25 G20 MEDIUM GREY-GREEN (supplied in satin finish)
RN 26 RN BUFF (supplied in satin finish)
PRE-1945 U.S. NAVY   
US 01 Prewar #5 STANDARD NAVY GRAY 
US 02 Prewar #20 STANDARD DECK GRAY 
US 03 Early 1941 5-L LIGHT GRAY
US 04 Early 1941 5-D DARK GRAY 
US 05 Late 1941 5-H HAZE GRAY 
US 06 Late 1941 5-O OCEAN GRAY
US 07 5-S SEA BLUE 
US 08 5-N NAVY BLUE 
US 09 5-B THAYER BLUE
US 10 1942 REVISED DECK BLUE 20-B
US 11 FLIGHT DECK STAIN 21 
US 12 5-P PALE GRAY
US 13 1943 5-L LIGHT GRAY
US 14 NORFOLK 65A ANTI-FOULING RED 
US 15 MAHOGANY FLIGHT DECK STAIN
US 16 20-G DECK GREEN
US 17 5-HG, HAZE GREEN
US 18 5-LIGHT GREEN REVISED
US 19 5-OG OCEAN GREEN
US 20 5-NG NAVY GREEN
US 21 5-PG PALE GREEN REVISED
US 22 #1 GREEN
US 23 #2 GREEN 
US 24 #3 GREEN
US 25 #4 BROWN
US 26 MTB GREEN
US 27 NORFOLK 250-N FLIGHT DECK STAIN
US 28 LATE WWII #27 NEUTRAL HAZE GRAY
US 29 TROPICAL GREEN
US 30 USN BUFF - Used on upperworks of US ships from the 19th Century to the 1930's.
  ASIATIC FLEET CAVITE BLUE - MIX 20 parts 5-N Navy Blue (Colourcoats US 08) and 3 parts Norfolk 250-N Flight Deck Stain (Colourcoats US 27)
WW2 IMPERIAL JAPANESE  NAVY 
IJN 01  SASEBO GRAY
IJN 02  KURE GRAY
IJN 03  MAIZURU GRAY
IJN 04  YOKOSUKA GRAY
IJN 05  TYPE 1 CAMOUFLAGE
IJN 06  TYPE 2 CAMOUFLAGE 
IJN 07  TYPE 21 CAMOUFLAGE
IJN 08  TYPE 22 CAMOUFLAGE 
IJN 09  IJN DECK TAN 
IJN 10  LINOLEUM 
IJN 11 IJN ANTI-FOULING RED 
MODERN INTERNATIONAL NAVAL COLOURS
M 01 ROYAL NAVY GREY  
M 02 ROYAL NAVY DECK GREY (1990's on) If decks look dark on photos, use this 
M 03  U.S. NAVY HAZE GRAY
M 04 U.S. NAVY DECK GRAY
M 05  U.S. NAVY FLIGHT DECK GRAY
M 06  U.S. NAVY ANTI-FOULING RED
M 07  FRENCH NAVY GREY
M 08  FRENCH NAVY DECK GREY 
M 11 RUSSIAN NORTHERN FLEET GREY
M 12 RUSSIAN DECK GREEN  
M 13 RUSSIAN DECK RED
M 14 JMSDF GREY
M 15 JMSDF DECK GREY
M 16 RN LIGHT DECK GRAY (80's and 90's) 
M 19 ROYAL NAVY DECK GREEN
M 20 RUSSIAN BALTIC FLEET GREY (Unlike other naval colours, M 20 is supplied in satin finish)
M 21 USN VIETNAM RIVERINE GREEN (AC US 19 will be supplied if this is ordered, as they share the same FS number.  Please note though that this has a satin finish)
M 22 USCG SPAR - Used on masts & spars of USCG vessels.
WWII KRIEGSMARINE
KM 01 HELLGRAU 50 (Light Grey)  also High Seas Fleet WW1  
KM 02 DUNKELGRAU 51 (Dark Grey)  also High Seas Fleet WW1  
KM 03 DUNKELBLAUGRAU (Dark Blue-Grey)  [Underwater Hull & alternate Boot-topping]  also High Seas Fleet WW1  
KM 04 SCHIFFSBODENFARBE III  ROT 5 [Underwater Hull Red]  also High Seas Fleet WW1
KM 05 SCHIFFSBODENFARBE III GRAU I [Dark Grey Boot-topping] 
KM 06 DUNKELGRAU 2 (Dark Grey #2) [Baltic stripes, early dark camo colour for U-boats & surface ships] 
KM 07 (Norwegian) BLAUGRAU Dunkel (Dark Blue-Grey)
KM 08 (Norwegian) BLAUGRAU Mittel (Medium Blue-Grey) 
KM 09 (Norwegian) BLAUGRAU Hell (Light Blue-Grey)
KM 10 SCHNELLBOOTWEISS (S-Boat White) 
KM 11 SCHLICKGRAU 58 (U-boat) 
KM 12 BLAUGRAU 58.1 (Blue-Grey)  (U-boat)
KM 13 BALTIC HELLGRAU 
KM 14 BALTIC MITTELGRAU
KM 15 BALTIC DUNKELGRAU
WW2 REGIA MARINA
RM 01 Grigio Scuro (Dark Gray)
RM 02 Grigio Chiaro (Light Gray)
RM 03 Blu Scuro (Dark Blue)
RM 04 Azzurro (Light Blue)
RM 05 Verde Chiaro (Light Green)
RM 06 Giallo Verde (Light Yellow-Green)
RM 07 Bianco Sporco Opaco (Matt Foul White)
RM 08 Rosso (Red)

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