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  • Razzle Dazzle - Dazzle Painting

    During World War I, the British and Americans faced a serious threat from German U-boats, which were sinking allied shipping at a dangerous rate. All attempts to camouflage ships at sea had failed, as the appearance of the sea and sky are always changing. Any color scheme that was concealing in... more

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  • Reviewed by lrrpteam on Jun 30, 4:08am

    Razzle Dazzle -- Dazzle Painting

  • Rated by G-MO on Apr 14 2006, 3:47pm

    i like it :)

  • Rated by Jason404 on Nov 15 2005, 1:26am

    Dazzle Ships

  • Rated by vashsunglasses on Nov 03 2005, 8:54am

    This is new to me.

  • Rated by fissionchips303 on Nov 02 2005, 5:18pm

    During World War I, the British and Americans faced a serious threat from German U-boats, which were sinking allied shipping at a dangerous rate. All attempts to camouflage ships at sea had failed, as the appearance of the sea and sky are always changing.

  • Rated by HazMatt on Nov 02 2005, 5:51am

    Paint schemes of WWI ships

  • Rated by WhoGivesAShirt on Nov 02 2005, 5:06am

    This website, posted on BoingBoing today, is new to me, but the cubist involvement in the development of camouflage is not. I was lucky enough to stumble upon (literally, in this case) an exhibit of André Mare's WWI paintings while in Paris a few years ago. Unfortunately, there is no Wikipedia entry for him; his paintings and journal entries were excellent. A British artist and naval officer, Norman Wilkinson, promoted a new camouflage scheme that was derived from the artistic fashions of the time, particularly cubism. Instead of trying to conceal the ship, it simply broke up its lines and made it more difficult for the U-boat captain to determine the ship's course. The British called this camouflage scheme "Dazzle Painting." The Americans called it "Razzle Dazzle." U-boats did not aim their torpedos directly at a ship to sink it. Because the target was moving, it was necessary to aim ahead of its path in order for the torpedo to arrive in the correct spot at the same time as the ship. If the torpedo is too early or too late, it will miss. The primary goal of dazzle painting was to confuse the U-boat commander who was trying to observe the course and speed of his target.