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[StartQuote] Frank; Green is what I have always thought. when the black and white adapter pattern proved to be "less than desirable" I have read that the white was painted over with a greenish/yellow, this is why in some "in" theatre photos the RON 10 boats look like there white stripes are dirty. with this said I feel this was only a last resort effort to keep the scheme around a few weeks longer. In some photos you will see the cabin and deck are dark but one solid color, this i believe is Navy Green, because by Jan 1944 all RON 10 boats were painted Navy Green. As Mike referenced his Dad's Boat, PT 164 which was bombed 1 August 1943, look at that photo. The hull and the SCR 517 radar cover has the "dirty" stripes and the deck, tubes and cabin are all one color, so they were transitioning to the more typical paint scheme already Look at the photos I posted in the photobucket account, mainly of PT 167, by Nov 5, 1943 she has the dark green deck, cabin and the "dirty" stripes too. By 22 Jan 1944, she is all dark Green(Navy Green). I know you love those stripes Frank, but once RON 10 got out to the Solomons in late May 1943, the stripes probably lasted until early December 1943, when the last boat hit the drydock at Tulagi, Rendova or Green Island. I wonder if C.J remembers these boats at Green with him? Hope this helps. Take care, TED [EndQuote]
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