Short Sunderland Anti Submarine Bomb/ Depth Charge Colour Question

[Guest]

Hi,

I am currently finishing an Airfix 1:72 scale Short Sunderland and I am trying to find what colour the depth charges / anti-submarine bombs were... I've tried looking around the interweb and come up with a blank (to the extent I still don't know whether they are bombs or depth charges...)

Does anyone know anything? If not I'll just do them in green with a yellow band.

[Guest]

Hi Gareth, if memory serves, they were depth charges with a kind of ring of fins to guide them. I stand to be corrected by more experienced guys if I'm wrong though! As to the colour, I've no idea on that-sorry! Patrick

[spanner570]

Gareth, the depth charges were flat nosed cylinders, Dk green with a thinnish red band around the middle.

If you need more information go to Google images and type in 'Short Sunderland depth charges'......pages of the things!!!

Ron

[Guest]

Spanner570,

Saw those, however the model kit bombs have a more pointed nose, additionally I always thought a red band on a weapon symbolised an incendiary device and not explosive which is yellow?

[stona]

There is probably something in here

Historic Naval Ships Visitors Guide - BRITISH BOMBS AND FUZES

I've never read it all!

Steve

Page 67 is start of anti submarine bomb section. Page 71 is start of depth charge section.

[Guest]

Cheers Ron and Stona, green with red band it is

Historic Naval Ships Visitors Guide - BRITISH BOMBS AND FUZES

The yellow band for explosive must of been a later standard.