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                        USN WWII Lifering colors

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                        PatlaborUnit1
                        • Member since
                          January 2006
                        • From: Baton Rouge, Snake Central
                        USN WWII Lifering colors
                        Posted by PatlaborUnit1 on Friday, February 29, 2008 9:49 AM

                        Can someone point me to the color used on liferings on UNS ships during WWII?

                         

                        I would tend to think orange/red but I have been told at times white or blue to blend in with the camo used.

                        Can anyone remember color photos showing this? all I see are very fuzzy B&W.

                        thanks!

                        David

                        Build to please yourself, and don't worry about what others think! TI 4019 Jolly Roger Squadron, 501st Legion
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                        EdGrune
                        • Member since
                          August 2005
                        • From: Mansfield, TX
                        Posted by EdGrune on Friday, February 29, 2008 9:59 AM

                        Life rings, life rafts, and similar equipment was to be painted as to blend with the bulkhead color on which they were mounted.   5N bulkhead -- 5N lifering.

                        USNHC Photo

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                        PatlaborUnit1
                        • Member since
                          January 2006
                        • From: Baton Rouge, Snake Central
                        Posted by PatlaborUnit1 on Friday, February 29, 2008 10:36 AM

                        Thanks much!

                        difnitive proof. Now I can move onwards.  thanks again!

                        David

                        Build to please yourself, and don't worry about what others think! TI 4019 Jolly Roger Squadron, 501st Legion
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