Dazzle Camouflage, US Destroyers, WWI

Mark Cartwright
by Imperial War Museums
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A June 1918 photograph of US destroyers painted with dazzle camouflage to disguise their form. This type of camouflage was first developed in Britain during the First World War (1914-18). (Imperial War Museums)


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Museums, I. W. (2025, December 15). Dazzle Camouflage, US Destroyers, WWI. World History Encyclopedia. https://www.worldhistory.org/image/21475/dazzle-camouflage-us-destroyers-wwi/

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Museums, Imperial War. "Dazzle Camouflage, US Destroyers, WWI." World History Encyclopedia, December 15, 2025. https://www.worldhistory.org/image/21475/dazzle-camouflage-us-destroyers-wwi/.

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Museums, Imperial War. "Dazzle Camouflage, US Destroyers, WWI." World History Encyclopedia, 15 Dec 2025, https://www.worldhistory.org/image/21475/dazzle-camouflage-us-destroyers-wwi/.

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