There is a Hedgehog forward and three of the funnels have been lowered to save topweight in an attempt to improve stability
HMCS MONTGOMERY G95
1942
Montgomery wears an interesting camouflage design which visually seems to divide her into two different ships. The ‘front’ ship is in MS1 and B6 grey while the ‘rear’ ship is in a WA scheme of green on white. Visually it looks very impressive but, out on the Atlantic, one wonders, because the whole idea of the WA scheme was to make a ship almost invisible. However, as a means of shortening the ship to the observer it is certainly effective.
HMCS ANNAPOLIS I04
1942
This is a reverse application of colours to the WA scheme and features a dark panel amidships. The shades are intended to conceal and the dark area to confuse the eye. Annapolis was one of several ships of this type manned by the RCN.
HMCS SALISBURY I52
1942
This is a pale and ghostly version of the WA scheme of light green on white. It would certainly provide a lot of concealment from an anxious U-boat captain taking very quick sightings through the periscope while getting into attack position on a convoy. There is a HF/DF mast aft. The US 3in AA gun has been moved
HNoMS ST. ALBANS I15
1943
St. Albans is depicted in an Admiralty light scheme in MS3 grey-green on a lighter shade of the same. There is also pale grey 507c. The ship was manned by the Royal Norwegian Navy from 1941 to 1944 but retained the name given by the RN on transfer. She was transferred to the Soviet Northern Fleet in 1944 as the Dostoini.
DEIATELNYI I45
1945
Deiatelnyi was HMS Churchill until 1944 when transferred to the Soviet Northern Fleet. The scheme is much the same style as she wore on transfer but repainted with Russian black or a hue called ‘black blue’. The hull is in WA blue. Soviet schemes varied considerably. The ship still has British Type 271 radar on the bridge and the armament is unchanged.
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