Aryeh Wetherhorn is a graduate of the University of Michigan. He served as a Naval Reserve officer in the Vietnam War, earning a Naval Achievement Medal for his performance of duty in USS Okinawa. His biography appears in the Marquis edition of “Who’s Who in the World” in 1998, 2002, and 2003 editions. He has written several full length articles on naval history that appeared in the Polish magazine “Okrety Wojenne” (Warships).
French cargo ship Amiral Nielly – port side These are 2 more examples of French WWI Ship Camouflage. The colors may not be precise, but I believe they are good close approximations. I know the colors used include black, white, dark blue, light blue, brown, green, and dark grey. Both ships were operated by the … More More examples of French WW I Camouflage
French WWI ship Camouflage As in the case of the Italians, I also found French designs while researching material for my book about US ship camouflage in WWI, The Easter Egg Fleet. The French created a design bureau for French ships. The Belgians relied on the British. There were even some designs created for other … More French WWI ship camouflage
Joining the Navy? When I graduated from the University of Michigan in 1962 there was still a law in effect, called the Selective Service Act. That law required men to register for military service with their local draft board, and the local draft board would select individuals to be sent to perform service in the … More Joining the Navy
Portugal WWI camouflage I wrote about Brazilian ship camouflage in an earlier post. It seemed natural to follow it with something about Portugal because the 2 countries share a common language. There is even a special term form people who speak Portuguese. They are called lusophones. Prior to the outbreak of war Portugal had arguments … More Portugal WWI Camouflage
Color photography was still in it’s infancy during the First World War. There are a lot of photographs of ships. But they are always black and white. I mention this problem in my book, The Easter Egg Fleet. But there’s another aspect. Many artists today try to add color to their versions of those old … More WWI Ship Camouflage colors in on line photographs.
Once Upon a Time there was a Syrian nuclear weapons development project. It isn’t a fairy tale. Israeli news media today splashed this story all over their front pages. The basic story is that Syria once tried to set up a nuclear reactor as a first step toward developing a nuclear bomb. The project was … More Once There Was a Syrian Nuclear Project
Doing My Job – part 2b There are other aspects to the position of legal officer. I encountered one of them while serving as Operations Officer and Navigator in USS Nantahala, a fleet replenishment oiler. We were scheduled for a visit to the Italian port of Trieste. The city is located at the Northern end … More Doing My Job – part 2b
American ship camouflage in the First World War. This is the name of my new book. It will be available in a few months. I’ll post again when it is finally available. The cover picture is a colorized version of USS Isabel painted in a Mackay design.
Doing my Job – part 2a This is a continuation of legal officer stories. During one of my stints as Officer of the Deck late at night I sent my junior officer to make an inspection round of all the lookouts. The ones stationed near the bridge were easy to check, but there was also … More Doing My Job – part 2a
Doing my job – part 2 There are many aspects of life on board ship. The Navy keeps track of a lot of them. Often an officer is assigned to handle some item which is not part of his primary job description. The service sometimes refers to these assignments as collateral duties. Informally, those assigned … More Doing my Job – part 2
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