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Posted by Doug on July 2, 2025, 9:22:20, in reply to "What, like wooden sailing ships to pre-dreadnaughts?"
Thank you. Just what I wanted to know. 
Previous Message Previous MessageDid 19th century warships use counter shading on the overheads?
Considering that the term countershading didn't even exist until 1909 and the concept only really written about in 1890, no.
But if you just mean "were overheads painted white or other light colors." it's very possible that they were for reflectance and lighting in interior space overheads.
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