"WWI Naval paint color......." Topic

…..confusion regarding "cortesine".

There is an archived thread (2008) on WWI Naval paint schemes by nation. And one of the colors mentioned was cortesine which caused a lot of confusion in the comments.

TMP link

Not knowing the answer myself, and after researching it, I now know the following: Cortesine, a type of anti-fouling paint, was used on the underwater hulls of ships to prevent marine growth and corrosion. It was particularly common in the mid-20th century, as mentioned in discussions about historical naval practices. The color itself was best described as a "chocolate brown".

According to Google AI it is Corticene. It often came in strips and was commonly brown or reddish-brown.

Mal Wright describes the German version as reddish brown. The chocolate brown is for British.

Thanks for sharing the link, I have seen parts of this posted elsewhere.

You would think that there was better information available as this was only 110 years ago. We have better information about Napoleonic uniforms

All the sources I have see describe corticene as a linoleum like product used on the decks of some nations warships. The British used it for the decks of destroyers in WW I and the Japanese used it for the deck coverings of cruisers and destroyers in WW II. It gave better footing than painted metal decks. Larger warships usually used wood through WW II.

Shag – CortESIne vs cortICEne – that's the difference.