Book illustrations
The following plates, present Greek naval uniform through World War ΙΙ period (1940-1944) worn at the 'home front' (Adriatic, Aegean and the Mediterranean Seas) and abroad (Adriatic, Aegean and the Mediterranean Seas and the Atlantic Ocean).
 
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Royal_Hellenic_Navy#World_War_II
 
The plates were based mainly on photographs of the archives of Maritime Museum of Greece (Piraeus), mixed media paintings on DIN A4 Schoeller paper.
Greece, summer 1940
Naval Ratings in service white No2 'hot weather' and 'Walking Out' No1 uniforms.

(The cover plate - Mixed media painting on Schoeller DIN A3 paper)
Commander(Line), A-D-C, Service Dress Blue No8 uniform.
Greece, autumn 1940
Naval Cadet(Engineers, 3rd year) in Winter Parade/Presentation Dress No1 uniform. 
Greece, 1940 - 1941
Ensign in Winter Service Khaki No9 uniform
('Services Branch Commissioned Officer' Gunner at Coastal Naval Artillery service).
Greece, 1940 - 1941
Subleutenant(Line) parading in Summer White Parade Dress No7a uniform.
Greece, summer 1940

 
Rear Admiral in Summer White Dress No3 uniform.
Greece, summer 1940
Seaman in tropical whites.
Indian Ocean, 1941 - 1942

Lieutenant Commander(Line) in british-pattern Summer Work Khaki Drill(KD) shirt and shorts
Egypt, 1942
Petty Officer, submariner, in british-pattern Khaki Battle-Dress.
Mediterranean Sea, Beirut, 1942.

(after a photograph of Machinist P.O. 1st class Peter Liarmakopoulos presented to me by his son Stamatios).
Senior naval officer(Line) on duty wearing a duffle coat.
Atlantic Ocean, 1943 - 1944
 
Lieutenant(Engineers) in british-pattern R.N. Work Dress Blue No5a(R.H.N. No8a).
Southern England,  1944
Hellenic (Greek) Navy Uniforms, WW2
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Hellenic (Greek) Navy Uniforms, WW2

Research and painting of color plates of Hellenic Navy uniforms worn through WW2 for an illustrated book entitled "The Royal Hellenic Navy in Wor Развернуть

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