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2. Navy blue - Wikipedia

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   When this color name, taken from the usual color of the uniforms of sailors, originally came into use in the early 19th century, it was initially called marine blue, but the name of the color soon changed to navy blue. [2] An early use of navy blue as a color name in English was in 1840 [3] though the Oxford English Dictionary has a citation ...

3. World War II ship camouflage measures of the United States Navy

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   With the likelihood of the United States entering the war, and after experiments with various paint schemes conducted in association with the 1940 Fleet Problem (exercise), the Bureau of Ships (BuShips) directed in January 1941 that the peacetime color of overall #5 Standard Navy Gray, a light gloss shade with a linseed oil base, be replaced with matte Dark Gray, #5-D, a new paint formulation ...

4. Shades of blue - Wikipedia

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   This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 27 December 2024. Variety of the color blue For other uses, see Shades of Blue (disambiguation). "Shade of Blue" redirects here. For the song by Black Rebel Motorcycle Club, see Shade of Blue (song). For the R&B/funk band, see Shade of Blue (band). Blue Wavelength 440–490 nm Common connotations ...

5. Ship camouflage - Wikipedia

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   Some two-color paint schemes attempted to harmonize with both sea and sky near the horizon. The US Navy painted some ships dark gray with white structures above bridge level. Both the US Navy and the Royal Navy [34] painted ships dark gray on the hull and light gray on the superstructure and turrets. [35]

6. World War II US Navy dazzle camouflage measures 31, 32 and 33 ...

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   Navy Blue 5-N Ocean Gray 5-O Some patterns were designed to be used for either Measure 31, 32 or 33 depending on the colors used; these pattern sheets were marked, e.g., MS-3_/3D; in the following table the effective Measure is listed in parentheses after each ship in the last column.

7. Category:Shades of blue - Wikipedia

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   Navy blue; Non-photo blue; O. Oxford Blue (colour) P. Palatinate (colour) Periwinkle (color) Persian blue; Persian indigo; Pomona Blue; Powder blue; Process blue ...