It simply wasn’t possible to fully camouflage a ship in a way that consistently blended it into its surroundings. Dazzle took an entirely different approach. Rather than trying to disappear ...

Bold, irregular geometric patterns — known as dazzle camouflage — were painted on ships to confuse enemy submariners. The ...

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 ...

It became known as dazzle camouflage. So how did Wilkinson use art to fight the war at sea? In 1917, on a patrol ship in the dangerous waters around Britain, the artist and illustrator Norman ...