Like with aircraft, naval ships have featured the color grey for decades. The U.S. Navy was already considering camouflaging its vessels against enemy forces as early as 1899, with artist Robert ...

Undesignated 'Dogs of the Navy' Who Scrape Rust and Paint Ships Are Getting Help Finding New Jobs. Among the many peculiarities that come with naval service, ...

Fighting rust and corrosion involves stripping a ship’s paint down to the metal, applying primer, and repainting, said Martin, who spent 30 years as a surface warfare officer in the Navy.

Navy officials say they are working to improve the process. But every few months, the SEALs still send scores more sailors to scrape paint and sweep decks. Things were different before the wars in ...

NAVAL BASE KITSAP, Wash. — A sailor fresh out of the elite Navy SEAL selection course slung his gear over his broad shoulder and clomped down a steel ladder into the guts of a Navy ship to ...