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[frogman3]

HI ALL well ive been asked a question by a person who is new to ships an he was looking at my tigers deck green colour an he asked me why did the R/N  paint the ships decks green an the gun turrets an S/S light grey  ?
chrisb

[Circlip]

To show the mate alots where the deck ends and the sea begins.


  Regards  Ian.

[frogman3]

To show the mate alots where the deck ends and the sea begins.


  Regards  Ian.

HI Ian wont the matelots reach the railins first before takin a dip ?
chrisb

[ScottW]

Maybe not the full answer to "why not the turrets", but ya gotta admit, fewer crew walked on top of the turrets than on the deck ...
DECK COVERINGS (BRITISH)

DECK COVERINGS (BRITISH)

The colors given are those used in peacetime practice and were used with the appropriate camouflage type - see list of camouflage types.

SEMTEX: A trowelled-on non-slip composite material.

Used on destroyers from the Tribal Class (1938) onwards. Used sometimes on small working areas of wartime construction cruisers and battleships and refitted cruisers and battleships. Used on war built escort vessels.

Color: Medium dark green.

From: https://www.shipcamouflage.com/3_10.htm

[frogman3]

CHEERS Scott for info
chrisb

[ScottW]

Welcome!
There is a whole lot I don't know about boats and ships, real and model, but there is randomly useful stuff I either do know or know of & where it is.

[Circlip]

Not sure it is 'Semtex', that would go down (up) with a bang    And the railings bit? after a few tots, 'wot railings?'


 Regards  Ian.

[KitS]

More likely 'Sandtex', a well known paint finish for 1960s era, high grip, slot-racing tracks. 

[Colin Bishop]

Semtex is correct:

SEMTEX: A trowelled-on non-slip composite material. Used on destroyers from the Tribal Class (1938) onwards

Topsides are painted various shades of grey to blend in with the background and make the vessel more difficult to see in average conditions for the area it operates in.

Colin

[ScottW]

Not sure it is 'Semtex', that would go down (up) with a bang     

Have a look at, https://www.sirn.it/en/marine-flooring-2/

SIRN SL90 is not just one product, but a full line of self-leveling, cement base underlayments, specifically designed and developed for the marine market.
They all can be used for levelling the unevenness of the decks or for a final screed before the installations of carpets, vinyl, rubber, tiles.
The products are MED certified and they all have the outstanding capability to adhere to the steel deck, thanks to SIRN Primer Semtex T1.
According to the specific needs, SIRN SL90 are always chosen with the optimal density, within the following range:
0,9kg/dm³ – 1,1kg/dm³ – 1,6kg/dm³.
During the last 10 years, SIRN SL90 has been applied with great success in many thousand square meters on the Cruise vessels of the most important Ship-owners worldwide.

and https://www.sirn.it/en/the-company/

With 50 years of experience, SIRN is the leader company in marine flooring and representation. Certified ISO 9000 since 2001, SIRN has always stood out for its striving for innovation, quality and safety, which are constant traits in its over 50 years of experience.
In the field of production and application of marine floorings, the company became the licensee for the DUNLOP SEMTEX formula already in the Sixties. In the years that followed, exploiting the expansion of the Italian ship building industry, it developed a range of technical floorings to answer the market’s needs.
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See also: https://www.brynmawrhistoricalsociety.org.uk/semtex

The Brynmawr Rubber Factory - SemtexOver the years this area has seen much of its heritage destroyed either by being allowed to fall into an irreparable state, or because of an inability to understand the significance.  One such tragedy was the destruction of Brynmawr’s Rubber – later Semtex - Factory, world- renowned as an outstanding example of modern architecture.  ​A post card issued by the Twentieth Century Society in support of a campaign to save the Brynmawr Rubber Factory, stating how this organisation was “working with local people to save a great building.”

[frogman3]

Semtex is correct:

Topsides are painted various shades of grey to blend in with the background and make the vessel more difficult to see in average conditions for the area it operates in.

Colin

HI Colin well on onther forum i had a gent askin me why the decks are painted dark green  an the top of the turrets are light grey do you know why ?

[Colin Bishop]

The decks were not originally all painted green, Semtex came in grey and other colours but for some reason the RN standardised on green after WW2 until the 1970s when they started painting the decks grey.

The turret tops were not walking surfaces so were usually painted the same as the upperworks. However in earlier years, turret tops of capital ships were often painted different colours as a means of identification from the air. For example on USS Arizona three of the four turrets had red roofs.

There is lots of stuff about warship colours online if you do a Google search.

Colin