[Deamon]

Originally Posted by Floater

I don't know about the British ships, but the Germans would actually use their ships to impersonate individual neutrals. So, while sailing through the North Sea, they'd pretend to be, I dunno, the Swedish SS Gravitas sailing from Gothernburg or something (the real SS Gravitas was making a similar journey, maybe to Aberdeen or somewhere). Then, on the approach to the Atlantic, they'd find out from radio intel that another ship from another country was making that run and assume their identity, including all the paintwork, smoke-stacks and what-not. This could happen several times during a patrol.

That way, if their ship came across the enemy, their presence in that area would seem normal, and their ship would match the Lloyd's Register.

Fascinating stuff.

That's new to me as well. Was that in WWI ?

Anyway that brings me to some ideas

Deamon