MartinJQuinn wrote:
Pennsylvania, California were definitely in 5D, I think Nevada was too:
Was Oklahoma in 5D too? Check out her ships boat in this photo (unless that's dark blue), which makes Mary look lighter (but that could be the sun?)
However, I'm leaning towards Maryland being painted in 5D as well:
Though I do admit, some photos she looks lighter, at least in the superstructure:
Looks like TN is pretty dark in these photo
Some years ago Ron Smith published a document - for one day, on the anniversary of the attack - that listed what colors the battleline was, based on documents he found at NARA II. Unfortunately, I didn't have the foresight to save it, and he took it down.
IIRC, he said some of the ships, according to what he had found, were in transition. I believe he said WeeVee had a 5D hull, 5-O superstructure and 5-L tops. I know he said one of the other Big 5 battleships was partially redone in 5S, but I don't remember which one. Again, this was according to the documentation he had found. One of these days, if NARA II ever reopens and I get to go back, I'm going to go down to the 2nd floor and look for these documents myself.
Photos are all from NARA II, courtesy of Ernie Arroyo.
Okie was in 5-D there is absolutely no doubt in my mind, about 12 years ago I found a color chip from her in the archives, much like the Enterprise's 5-D color chip stumbled across recently.... only this one was dated a month or so after the attack I believe..... No picture is ever going to convince me otherwise. I have been looking through my archives for the pic I took of it, I know I have it, just haven't located it yet.... (definitely a priority for me, I hate losing track of stuff I've already found)
I would have loved to see Ron's document that would have resolved much in my opinion....
I'm pretty much convinced that California and Nevada were in 5-D as well.... Pennsy I'm still unsure about although I will admit that the evidence we have leans towards 5-D. What your saying about Wee Vee is interesting as 5-D in the right light conditions could clearly present as very dark blue and 5-O was definitely a blue shade of grey that in similar condition could appear quite dark... I still believe she was in blue as well as the Tennessee.....
So a few weeks ago I was saying my belief that Maryland was in blue is now back to the I don't know position, although there are some credible color photography of her showing a large amount of blue...
And the debate goes on........... {smile}
EG