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Warpaint

Biannual technical publication offering advice and guidance on coatings for application to Royal Naval surface ships and submarines.

• From: Defence Equipment and Support
• Published: 30 March 2010
• Last updated: 1 May 2025 — See all updates

Documents

Warpaint: Issue 56, May 2025

PDF, 1.61 MB, 74 pages

Warpaint: Issue 55, October 2024

PDF, 1.2 MB, 75 pages

Warpaint: Issue 54, April 2024

PDF, 1.74 MB, 79 pages

Warpaint: Issue 53, October 2023

PDF, 1.56 MB, 92 pages

Warpaint: Issue 52, April 2023

PDF, 2.2 MB, 114 pages

Warpaint: Issue 51, October 2022

PDF, 2.37 MB, 118 pages

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Warpaint: Issue 50, April 2022

PDF, 1.79 MB, 93 pages

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Warpaint: Issue 49, October 2021

PDF, 1.9 MB, 78 pages

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Warpaint: Issue 48, April 2021

PDF, 1.42 MB, 76 pages

Warpaint: Issue 47, November 2020

PDF, 1.66 MB, 86 pages

Warpaint: Issue 46, April 2020

PDF, 1.2 MB, 86 pages

Warpaint: Issue 45, September 2019

PDF, 1.21 MB, 85 pages

Warpaint: Issue 44, March 2019

PDF, 1.26 MB, 98 pages

Warpaint: Issue 43, September 2018

PDF, 1.58 MB, 96 pages

Warpaint: Issue 42, April 2018

PDF, 2.26 MB, 71 pages

Warpaint: Issue 41, March 2017

PDF, 1.97 MB

Warpaint: Issue 40, September 2016

PDF, 2.71 MB

Warpaint: Issue 39, March 2016

PDF, 2.16 MB

Warpaint: Issue 38, September 2015

PDF, 6.57 MB

Warpaint: Issue 37, March 2015

PDF, 1.27 MB

Warpaint: Issue 36, September 2014

PDF, 3.45 MB, 85 pages

Warpaint: Issue 35, January 2014

PDF, 3.51 MB, 93 pages

Warpaint: Issue 34, March 2012

PDF, 1.21 MB

Warpaint: Issue 33, September 2011

PDF, 1.21 MB

Warpaint: Issue 32, March 2011 (includes annexes)

PDF, 1.22 MB

Warpaint: Issue 31, September 2010

PDF, 1.26 MB

Warpaint: Issue 30, March 2010

PDF, 4.45 MB, 94 pages

Details

Warpaint is published by Defence Equipment & Support (DE&S) in April and October, 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 approved paint coatings for in-service and new-build Royal Naval vessels, including submarines. However, not all approved coatings are listed in Warpaint as paint manufacturers are constantly striving to improve their current paint systems. Consequently, the annexes within Warpaint are regularly updated.

If a coating is proposed which is not listed in Warpaint, confirmation of acceptance must be obtained from DES Ships WSpt-CET Husbandry.

Published 30 March 2010

Last updated 1 May 2025 + show all updates

1. 1 May 2025

   Added 'Warpaint: Issue 56, May 2025'.

2. 29 October 2024

   Added 'Warpaint: Issue 55, October 2024'.

3. 1 May 2024

   Added 'Warpaint: Issue 54, April 2024'.

4. 1 November 2023

   Added 'Warpaint: Issue 53, October 2023'.

5. 24 April 2023

   Added 'Warpaint: Issue 52, April 2023'.

6. 28 October 2022

   Added Warpaint: Issue 51, October 2022.

7. 28 April 2022

   Added: Warpaint: Issue 50, April 2022.

8. 29 October 2021

   Addition of 'Warpaint: Issue 49, October 2021'.

9. 7 May 2021

   Added: Warpaint: Issue 48, April 2021.

10. 16 November 2020

    Added: Warpaint: Issue 47, November 2020.

11. 1 May 2020

    Addition of Warpaint: Issue 46, April 2020.

12. 8 November 2019

    Added Warpaint: Issue 45, September 2019.

13. 5 April 2019

    Added Warpaint: Issue 44, March 2019.

14. 8 October 2018

    Added Warpaint: issue 43, September 2018.

15. 26 April 2018

    Added Issue 42 and updated the 'details' section.

16. 22 February 2017

    Added issue 41, March 2017

17. 27 September 2016

    Added Warpaint: issue 40, September 2016.

18. 14 March 2016

    Added Warpaint: issue 39, March 2016.

19. 21 September 2015

    Added latest issue 38 of Warpaint.

20. 23 March 2015

    Added Warpaint: issue 37, March 2015.

21. 1 October 2014

    Added issue 36 September 2014.

22. 27 January 2014

    Added "Issue 35: January 2014".

23. 25 November 2013

    Updated the statement about the future of the Warpaint publication.

24. 30 March 2010

    First published.