Some time ago, I became interested in the real color of the submarines coloring and markings.
I decided to conduct my own investigation. This list will be updated as information becomes available.
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I have created a visual color table:
Deckfarbe Gelb (RAL 1003) - Signal yellow (Training marking)
Deckfarbe Rot (RAL 3011) - Brown-red (Training marking)
Deckfarbe Kaiserrot I (RAL 3020) - Transport Red (Training marking)
Schiffsbodenfarbe III Grau (RAL 5020) - Ocean Blue
Blauschwarz 58/2 (RAL 5026) - Mother-of-pearl night blue
Dunkelgrau 51 (RAL 7000) - Grey Squirrel
Hellgrau 50 (RAL 7001) - Silver-grey
Dunkelgrau 53 (RAL 7016) - Anthracite-grey (always the underwater part of the hull)
Schlickgrau 58 (RAL 7022) - Grey Umber
Dunkelgrau 52 (RAL 7024) - Graphite grey
Blaugrau 58/1 (RAL 7031) - Blue-gray
WeiB 30 (RAL 7035) - Light grey
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U-Bot list:
U-30 Pre war - Dunkelgrau 51 upper hull and tower. November 1939 - Hellgrau 50 upper hull and tower. 1942 - Schlickgrau 58 upper hull and tower.
U-35 November 1936 - Hellgrau 50 upper hull and tower. 1937 - Dunkelgrau 52 upper hull and tower. February 1938 - Dunkelgrau 51 upper hull and tower.
U-37 Pre war - Dunkelgrau 51 upper hull and tower. 1942 - Dunkelgrau 52 upper hull and tower.
U-47 From December 1938 to July 1940 - Dunkelgrau 51 upper hull and tower. From August 1940 to March 1941 - Schlickgrau 58 upper hull and tower.
U-48 September 1939 - Dunkelgrau 51 upper hull and tower.
U-69 September 1940 - Hellgrau 50 upper hull and tower.
U-71 October 1940 - Dunkelgrau 52 upper hull and tower.
U-73 April 1941 - Dunkelgrau 51 upper hull and tower.
U-77 November 1940 - Dunkelgrau 51 upper hull and tower.
U-79 January 1941 - WeiB 30 upper hull and tower.
U-81 February 1941 - Hellgrau 50 upper hull and tower.
U-82 May 1941 - Dunkelgrau 51 upper hull and tower. Blaugrau 58/1 camouflage.
U-83 February 1941 - Dunkelgrau 51 upper hull and tower. Blauschwarz 58/2 camouflage.
U-86 May 1941 - Dunkelgrau 51 upper hull and tower. 1943 - Schlickgrau 58 upper hull and tower.
U-89 September 1941 - Dunkelgrau 53 upper hull and tower.
U-94 June 1940 - Hellgrau 50 upper hull and tower. April 1941 - Hellgrau 50 upper hull and tower. 1942 - Dunkelgrau 51 upper hull and tower.
U-95 February 1941 - Schlickgrau 58 upper hull and tower.
U-96 From April to October 1941 - Dunkelgrau 51 upper hull and tower. 1942 - Dunkelgrau 53 upper hull and tower.
U-99 March 1940 - Hellgrau 50 upper hull and tower.
U-128 May 1941 - Hellgrau 50 upper hull and tower.
U-130 1 декабря 1941 г WeiB 30 upper hull and tower. Dunkelgrau 52 camouflage.
U-162 August 1942 - Dunkelgrau 51 upper hull and Hellgrau 50 tower.
U-163 From April to May 1942 - Dunkelgrau 51 upper hull and tower.
U-201 Dunkelgrau 51 upper hull and tower. Blaugrau 58/1 camouflage.
U-203 January 1941 - Dunkelgrau 51 upper hull and tower.
U-230 May 1941 - Dunkelgrau 51 upper hull and tower.
U-253 August 1941 - Dunkelgrau 53. 1942 - WeiB 30 upper hull and tower. Dunkelgrau 52 camouflage.
U-267 April 1943 - Dunkelgrau 51 upper hull and tower.
U-302 Summer 1942 - Dunkelgrau 51 upper hull, Dunkelgrau 51 lower half tower, Schlickgrau 58 upper half tower and Deckfarbe Gelb - Signal yellow (Training marking). September 1943 - Hellgrau 50.
U-335 From April to May 1942 - Dunkelgrau 51 upper hull and tower.
U-362 July 1944 - WeiB 30 upper hull and lower half tower, Dunkelgrau 52 upper half tower. End of 1944 - WeiB 30.
U-405 April 1943 - Hellgrau 50 upper hull and tower.
U-415 April 1943 - Dunkelgrau 53 upper hull and tower.
U-438 May 1943 - Schlickgrau 58 upper hull and tower.
U-441 February 1942 - Hellgrau 50 upper hull and tower. Summer 1942 - Hellgrau 50 upper hull and Dunkelgrau 51 tower.
U-442 January 1942 - Hellgrau 50 upper hull and tower.
U-453 June 1941 - Hellgrau 50 upper hull and Dunkelgrau 51 tower. Deckfarbe Rot tower training marking. Blaugrau 58/1 hull camouflage.
U-505 June 1944 - Dunkelgrau 51 upper hull and Blauschwarz 58/2 tower.
U-530 May 1945 - WeiB 30 upper hull and tower.
U-552 December 1940 - Hellgrau 50 upper hull and tower.
U-557 May 1941 - Dunkelgrau 51 upper hull and tower.
U-558 June 1942 - Dunkelgrau 51 upper hull and tower.
U-564 July 1942 - Dunkelgrau 51 upper hull and tower.
U-596 Summer 1942 - Dunkelgrau 51 upper hull and tower.
U-632 September 1941 - Dunkelgrau 51 upper hull and Hellgrau 50 tower.
U-652 April 1941 - WeiB 30 upper hull and tower. Dunkelgrau 52 camouflage.
U-673 May 1943 - Schlickgrau 58 upper hull and tower.
U-751 End of 1941 - Hellgrau 50 upper hull and tower.
U-805 May 1945 - Dunkelgrau 51 upper hull and Blauschwarz 58/2 tower.
U-858 Blaugrau 58/1 upper hull and tower. (at the time of surrender to the Allies).
U-953 May 1945 - Dunkelgrau 53 upper hull and WeiB 30 tower.
U-977 March 1945 - Dunkelgrau 53 upper hull and tower.
U-1206 March 1944 - Dunkelgrau 53 upper hull and tower.
U-1308 November 1944 - "Alberich" (all hull and tower).
U-3008 September 1944 - WeiB 30 upper hull and Dunkelgrau 52 tower.
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Some examples:
U-47 (From August 1940 to March 1941)
U-253
