Democratic Sentinel, Volume 15, Number 43, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 13 November 1891 — Best Color for War Ships. [ARTICLE]

Best Color for War Ships.

The question as to the color which best defies detection on land or sea has always been a matter of dispute. The French naval authorities have made a new departure. All the vessels are painted a dull sulphurous gray, exactly the color of cannon smoke as it issues from the gun. The contention is that this color has the advantage of being indistinguishable in fogs, sea mists, and darkness. It is more baffling to the search light than any other tint. The French, at any rate, have the only navy in the world as yet that has departed from white and b!*»k.—The Engineer, New York City.