In Feb 2018 I published a picture of an Italian ship in WWI camouflage. I promised there would be more. Here are some. The top photo is a picture of a tanker. There were three tankers named Ansaldo. Each with a different pattern. All on them were camouflaged. Not all the pictures I’ve seen agree … More Italian WWI Warship Camouflage
There have been several ships that were attacked in this area. None were sunk, but the damage was considerable. The attacks involved placing explosive charges on the hulls of the vessels. The charges could have come from frogmen, or from miniature submarines. Many commentators think the perpetrator was Iran. The Iranians may be responding to … More Pirate Submarines at the Straits of Hormuz?
We’ve had rain and high winds since Sunday. It’s wonderful for the country, but not so nice for some of us. We left the Scrabble club early last night in order to avoid bad driving conditions, It took us almost a half hour longer to go into Jerusalem. The trip home was not quite as … More The Rain and Wind Continue
In the First World War, when everyone was painting their ships in order to confuse German submarine captains who might be targeting them, even the Italians developed some camouflage patterns of their own. This one is the Italian passenger liner “America”. She got her own disguise in 1918 and an American Aide for Information documented … More Italys America
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