Although I am aware of the colours Victorian ships were painted - black hulls, white upperworks, buff funnels, etc - I was wondering if the actual colour scheme was documented anywhere? Anyone know of a published source?
Rick
Victorian RN Colour Scheme
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Try web searching for the Royal Navy 1897 fleet review that Queen Victoria attended. There are some paintings of the ships I`ve seen.
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Dear Rick,
As far as I am aware, at least with larger ships, the Captain was given a fair amount of leeway in the painting of his ship, so that some had the upperworks done partly buff or coloured lines going through them, ventilators could be white or buff, some had white lines at the level of the top of the hull and some did not. The colour scheme could change when the Captain changed.
The upshot of this is that ships of the same class could look different.
It's very difficult to judge the colour from old black and white photos because or the vagaries of orthochromatic films.
If you can lay your hands on a copy of R A Burt's British Battleships 1890-1904 (or whatever) he gives a listing of the colour changes for battleships from the Royal Sovereign class on. I can let you have details if you contact me through the private message board.
Regards, and Merry Christmas,
David Griffith.
PS. Whereabouts in Norfolk? I spent several happy years in Yarmouth, many years ago.
As far as I am aware, at least with larger ships, the Captain was given a fair amount of leeway in the painting of his ship, so that some had the upperworks done partly buff or coloured lines going through them, ventilators could be white or buff, some had white lines at the level of the top of the hull and some did not. The colour scheme could change when the Captain changed.
The upshot of this is that ships of the same class could look different.
It's very difficult to judge the colour from old black and white photos because or the vagaries of orthochromatic films.
If you can lay your hands on a copy of R A Burt's British Battleships 1890-1904 (or whatever) he gives a listing of the colour changes for battleships from the Royal Sovereign class on. I can let you have details if you contact me through the private message board.
Regards, and Merry Christmas,
David Griffith.
PS. Whereabouts in Norfolk? I spent several happy years in Yarmouth, many years ago.
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