A question that hopefully someone 'in the know' as regards the RN and old film colours can answer?
H.M.S. Anson in 1946 sported a dark hull and light upperworks as evidenced by numerous black and white photos. Same as the schemes worn also by H.M.S. King George V and H.M.S. Howe. The scheme seems to be generally referred to as being B20 Medium Blue over the entire hull with G45 Light Grey upperworks. However in these couple of screenshots from colour film from 1946 Anson's hull looks more like G10 Dark Grey than B20 Medium Blue?
They are two separate sets of film but I suspect they might have been filmed with the one camera at slightly different times? Again screenshots posted for discussion purposes and ease of viewing, copyright rests with original owner:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zkD0MSE0te8Attachment:
HMS Anson 1946 Kobe 1.jpg
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BqZ9Hfx6xJ8Attachment:
HMS Anson 1946 Kobe 2.jpg
Ships's movements and activities during this timeframe appear to be as follows:
August 1945: Sails Sydney to Hong Kong
September 16th 1945: Japanese surrender of Hong Kong signed aboard
August – November 1945: Base ship at Hong Kong
November 1945: Sails Hong Kong – Tokyo
Early December 1945: Sails Tokyo – Hong Kong
December 26th 1945: Sails Hong Kong – Sydney via Fremantle
January 5th 1946: Arrives at Fremantle
January 18th 1946: Due at Sydney
January 28th 1946: Appears dressed overall at Anniversary Day Regatta, Sydney
February 16th 1946: Arrives at Sydney having conveyed Duke & Duchess of Gloucester from Tasmania
Late February / early March 1946: Refit at Captain Cook Drydock, Sydney.
Late March 1946: Returns to forward operational area, Yokohama, Kure, Kobe.
June 4th 1946: Filmed in colour off Kobe.
June 21st 1946: Departed Hong Kong for U.K.
July 29th 1946: Arrived at Portsmouth.
So the questions arising are:
Was it actually a B20 Medium Blue hull whose colour appears distorted due to the limitations of old colour film?
Or was it G10 or some other dark grey colour?
Or could it have been B20 Medium Blue up until the February-March 1946 Sydney refit and then grey afterwards? Thanks.
(Edited to include timeframe of ship's movements)