The university has released research which looks into how effective the technique was.

Dazzle ships The British Admiralty introduced dazzle painting to camouflage its ships in early 1917, at a time when German submarines threatened Britain’s trade and supplies.

The inventive 'dazzle' strategy used to disguise WW1 ships. When ships were attacked by submarines during World War One, a British artist proposed an idea for disguising them.

Olympic became a troop ship during WW1 and was repainted in dazzle. She shows some of the techniques used by dazzle designers. Bold shapes at the bow and stern break up the form of the vessel.

This summer spectacular artwork will adorn the rivers of Liverpool and London - two ships painted in specially-commissioned 'dazzle' designs created by artists as a homage to WW1. The dazzle style ...

The story behind dazzle ships, the Navy's wildest-ever paint job By Alex Lockie 2015-11-05T18:31:00Z ...

During World War I, Allied navies started implementing shocking, cubist-inspired “dazzle” paint jobs on ships. The now-iconic geometric designs were intended to throw off the visual perception ...

The effectiveness of the iconic dazzle camouflage used on British Royal Navy ships during the First World War could be “substantially overestimated”, according to a new study. Instead, the ...

Liverpool's 'Dazzle ship' opens to public to mark WW1 centenary Close. A Mersey ferry has been treated to a dazzle ship makeover as part of plans to commemorate the centenary of World War One.

Award-winning artist Tobias Rehberger has transformed a warship by covering it entirely in 'dazzle camouflage' to mark the Great War's 100th anniversary ...