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| Picture No | 10950324 |
| Date | 1919 |
| Description | Dazzle painting, WW1 |
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Photograph showing the experimental theatre on which dazzle designs, to camouflage ships were tested, The officer on the right is observing a model through a periscope. The two photographs above show the same ship painted in dazzle and one not. The concept behind dazzle was to confuse submarines who were unable to calculate a ship's distance because of the breaking up accepted lines and general form. It also meant that longer observation was required through a periscope which meant the position of the submarine might also be detected by a lookout and attack avoided by alteration of course.
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| Source | Unattributed photograph in Illustrated Sporting and Dramatic News, 1 February 1919 |
| Credit | © Illustrated London News Ltd/Mary Evans |
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