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Prussian naval colours in peace and war

They had a peacetime scheme, although it was difficult to distinguish from the wartime appearance and evolved into Imperial German practice.

Question

Did Prussian warships have a distinct peacetime colour scheme like British and French ships?

Short answer

They had a peacetime scheme, although it was difficult to distinguish from the wartime appearance and evolved into Imperial German practice.

Notes

Prussian ships did use a peacetime colour scheme. Its differences from the wartime appearance were subtle enough to make identification difficult in surviving material. The scheme changed as the Prussian service developed into the Imperial German Navy. The distinction was real but visually less pronounced than in British or French examples.