Warpaint
Biannual technical publication offering advice and guidance on coatings for application to Royal Naval surface ships and submarines.
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Warpaint is published by Defence Equipment & Support (DE&S) in March and September, and offers advice and guidance on coatings for application to Royal Naval surface ships and submarines.
Warpaint is the DE&S Ships main guidance document of acceptable paint coatings for in-service and new-build Royal Naval vessels. However, not all approved coatings are listed in Warpaint as paint manufacturers’ are constantly striving to improve their current paint systems. Consequently their ‘Whole ship specifications/annexes’ are regularly updated. Should a coating therefore be proposed which is not listed in Warpaint, confirmation of acceptance must be obtained from DES Ships WSpt-CET Husbandry.
The latest issue of BR3939 can be obtained from DES Ships WSpt-CET-Husbandry if there is a justified business requirement.
Last updated 1 November 2023 + show all updates
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Added 'Warpaint: Issue 53, October 2023'.
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Added 'Warpaint: Issue 52, April 2023'.
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Added Warpaint: Issue 51, October 2022.
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Added: Warpaint: Issue 50, April 2022.
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Addition of 'Warpaint: Issue 49, October 2021'.
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Added: Warpaint: Issue 48, April 2021.
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Added: Warpaint: Issue 47, November 2020.
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Addition of Warpaint: Issue 46, April 2020.
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Added Warpaint: Issue 45, September 2019.
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Added Warpaint: Issue 44, March 2019.
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Added Warpaint: issue 43, September 2018.
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Added Issue 42 and updated the 'details' section.
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Added issue 41, March 2017
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Added Warpaint: issue 40, September 2016.
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Added Warpaint: issue 39, March 2016.
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Added latest issue 38 of Warpaint.
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Added Warpaint: issue 37, March 2015.
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Added issue 36 September 2014.
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Added "Issue 35: January 2014".
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Updated the statement about the future of the Warpaint publication.
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First published.