dazzle camouflage
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Dazzle camouflage is a naval ship paint scheme of bold, contrasting geometric patterns designed to confuse enemy rangefinders and make it difficult to estimate a vessel’s speed and heading.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Norman Wilkinson | 0 |
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
British artist
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camouflage pattern ⓘ military deception technique ⓘ naval camouflage ⓘ naval officer ⓘ |
| aimsTo | distort visual perception of the ship ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
dazzle painting
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razzle dazzle NERFINISHED ⓘ razzle dazzle painting NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appliedBy |
naval dockyard painters
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specialist camouflage designers ⓘ |
| appliedTo |
hull of ships
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superstructure of ships ⓘ |
| category |
military camouflage
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naval warfare technology ⓘ |
| colorScheme |
black and white patterns
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blue and gray patterns ⓘ other high-contrast color combinations ⓘ |
| contrastsWith | concealment camouflage ⓘ |
| designFeature |
bold geometric patterns
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disruptive patterning of hull and superstructure ⓘ intersecting lines and shapes ⓘ strong contrasting colors ⓘ |
| developedBy | Norman Wilkinson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| developedDuring | First World War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| developedInCountry | United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| doesNotAimTo | hide the ship ⓘ |
| evaluation | effectiveness debated by historians ⓘ |
| firstImplementedBy | Royal Navy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalPeriodOfUse |
1917–1918
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early 1940s ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
cubism
NERFINISHED
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modernist art ⓘ |
| legacy |
influenced later naval camouflage schemes
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inspired artworks and design in popular culture ⓘ |
| primaryPurpose |
to confuse enemy rangefinders
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to make it difficult to estimate a ship’s course ⓘ to make it difficult to estimate a ship’s speed ⓘ |
| requires | ship-specific pattern design ⓘ |
| tacticalEffect |
created uncertainty about ship heading
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created uncertainty about ship size ⓘ created uncertainty about ship speed ⓘ made it harder for submarine commanders to aim torpedoes accurately ⓘ |
| usedBy |
Allied merchant fleets
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Royal Navy ⓘ United States Navy ⓘ |
| usedDuring |
World War I
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World War II ⓘ |
| usedOn |
merchant ships
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naval ships ⓘ |
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