Dazzle camouflage, also known as razzle dazzle (in the U.S.) or dazzle painting, is a type of ship camouflage that was used extensively in World War I, and to a lesser extent in World War II and afterwards.

Feb 5, 2019 · Contrasting patterns helped throw off Germans’ quick calculations when aiming a torpedo. Shown is the U.S.S. Minneapolis painted in dazzle camouflage, Hampton Roads, Virginia, 1917.

Painted in dazzle camouflage, the USS West Mahomet illustrates how the paint scheme distorts the apparent aspect of the bow. The three-dimensional effect completely fools the eye of an observer, making the ship hard to identify.

Nov 18, 2021 · Dazzle camouflage (also known as Razzle Dazzle or Dazzle painting) was a military camouflage paint scheme used on ships, extensively during World War I and to a lesser extent in World War II.

Jan 19, 2018 · But at sea, the U.S. Navy required a different type of visual trickery: what came to be known as “dazzle” paint. The idea was for ships to be seen, “but seen incorrectly,” explains Jennifer...

The U.S. Navy Bureau of Construction and Repair began testing ship camouflage, colloquially referred to as “dazzle paint,” during World War I. The technique relied on reducing the contrast of the...

In response, the Royal Navy developed a novel paint scheme for British vessels that practically reinvented the concept of camouflage. These “dazzle ships,” as they were called, were a unique defense tactic that gave new meaning to the phrase “the art of war.”

dazzle camouflage—geometric shapes and stripes—in an attempt to confuse U-boat captains as to the speed and direction of travel of the ships and make them harder to attack.

Dazzle camouflage of warships was adopted by the U.S. Navy during World War II, following research at the Naval Research Laboratory. Dazzle consists in painting obtrusive patterns on vertical surfaces.

The United States Navy “Dazzle” camouflage schemes were used primarily in WWII beginning in the fall of 1943 through 1944 and into early 1945. The purpose of this site is to provide modelers, naval enthusiasts and even possibly historians, with accurate information regarding those camouflages that were used by U.S. Navy Ships during those ...