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Mess Deck: General Section => Full Scale Ships => Topic started by: Xtian29 on October 14, 2011, 05:13:06 pm

Title: Strange colour for Canadian navy ship
Post by: Xtian29 on October 14, 2011, 05:13:06 pm

Hello

Seen today at Brest - France, the Canadian Force research ship Quest (CFAV 172) with a stange livery : white for starboard and dark grey for portside !   :o

After some search on the net, it's look to be because of absorbent paint testing !  It was a scheme like that during wwII North Atlantic convoy along the ice of Artica : one side as camouflage like ice and one side in grey for the sea... and the ship is supposed to be paint opposite for the back trip ?  {-)

 (http://nsa21.casimages.com/img/2011/10/14/111014061901239648.jpg) (http://www.casimages.com)

(http://nsa21.casimages.com/img/2011/10/14/111014062006979359.jpg) (http://www.casimages.com)

Xtian

Title: Re: Strange colour for Canadian navy ship
Post by: tobyker on October 14, 2011, 11:39:50 pm

Don't be silly - of course they didn't repaint the camouflage for the return trip - she just went astern back across the Atlantic!

Title: Re: Strange colour for Canadian navy ship
Post by: Xtian29 on October 15, 2011, 04:24:21 pm

(http://nsa21.casimages.com/img/2011/10/15/111015052737326577.gif) (http://www.casimages.com) You are right Tobyker : so stupid I'm, off course they return backward  :}

I was also thinking, maybe going back to America on the same direction to East : via Siberia and Alaska ... it's look to be possible now with climate warming

(http://nsa22.casimages.com/img/2011/10/15/111015052939134142.gif) (http://www.casimages.com)

Xtian