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Posted by Terry Pottle on February 16, 2025, 11:18:15, in reply to "Re: text on p.149"
I realise the book is not perfect, the point about AP507B, came out after the book was published so it was going on current belief.
Is Mountbatten Pink really clear with which ships and when?
However, the original question was Jervis in the Mediterranean around January 1942, and I think that Langtree got that right. It certainly fits with other documentation
I am not trying to question your very deep knowledge, and appreicate all of your informative replies 
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It's a very good book but there are one or two issues with his colour callouts on those pages. There was of course no 507B from October 1940 to October 1945. Another issue is the failure to feature Mountbatten Pink at the appropriate time amongst the schemes worn by the destroyers of Mountbatten's Flotilla. Previous Message
The bible for the JKN Classes is Langtree's The Kelly's, and on p53, he states that:
December 1941 - late 1942:
Hull - AP507B, with a black bow as far as the breakwater and the stern, although no further details as to the length
upperworks - AP507C
apparently she alos had a red ring on her ater superstructure deck, but no dates are given Previous Message
Sorry about that, it is grey not blue. I read it a few weeks ago and decided to wait until the political stuff declined before posting.
"While in dock Jervis had been repainted in a new and experimental livery designed to reduce her visibility and silhouette, she now had a white painted superstructure and upperworks with a dark grey hull."
time frame January 1942.
Photo facing page page 129
I recalled blue because it was so different. Experimental and all that. I recall later in the text it is believed the new paint scheme aided them to escape some attacks. And the Capt's shiphandling. Previous Message
This appears to have been a common scheme on Med. Fleet des
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