"Dazzling Ships of the First World War" Topic
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| Tango01 | 26 Apr 2019 12:39 p.m. PST |
"Throughout history the British military has collaborated with the most unusual partners when developing new technologies and concepts. This article is about how a visionary artist's invention led to a maverick camouflage solution that helped the Royal Navy during the First World War. Cambridge-born Norman Wilkinson (1878-1971) was an established marine painter and poster artist prior to the outbreak of war. Early in 1917, he had returned from Gallipoli and was serving in the Royal Naval Reserve on motor-launch patrols covering the south coast of England. This work focused his attention on the protection of shipping from enemy submarines…"
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| Warspite1 | 03 May 2019 3:00 p.m. PST |
It is worth noting that, at one stage, HMS Ramilles was painted pink. link I bet the crew took a lot of grief in the pubs ashore about that one! Barry |
| Tango01 | 15 May 2019 1:08 p.m. PST |
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takes another stab at building a more perfect flight stand.