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Online Library of Selected Images -- Picture Data
Photo #: NH 41720
World War I Ship Camouflage
Models of the British passenger liner Mauretania demonstrate
the effects of "dazzle" camouflage in comparison with
a plain grey color scheme, when seen from the same line of direction.
Photographed circa 1918.
The camouflage scheme seen here was not used on Mauretania.
U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph.
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Image posted 14 November 2005