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For those interested I have updated my paper and Sovereign Hobbies are kindly hosting it:

https://www.sovereignhobbies.co.uk/pages/royal-navy-anti-fouling-and-boot-topping-colours

Great piece, Dick, much appreciated. If I may suggest, can you add a note on how we know in which colours each manufacturer produced their coatings? The article covers well the sources for the RN/demand side, but doesn't mention sources for the industry/supply side. Thanks!

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Thank you for the feedback Timmy. The answer to your question is that the various authorised manufacturers' paints and their colours are listed in the Rate Books (listed in my 'Sources'):

Changes between the periodic reprints were promulgated in Admiralty Fleet Orders.

I'll see if I can amend my paper to capture this. (Afternote: now done as V.2a)

(And of course many D.495s recorded the both the manufacturer and the colour used giving us further confirmation.)

That's excellent, providing not only the two ends of the process, but clearly demonstrating the in-between of how the user understood the supplier's options!

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