Razzle Dazzle Ship Paintings

Published: November 12th, 2007 by John |

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Our friend Richard Rodriguez pointed us to these paintings as seen on the Dark Roasted Blend blog. We have covered this story recently so if you are asking “Why are these ships painted this way?” visit our previous post HERE.

“A Convoy”, 1918, by Herbert Barnard John Everett:

(image credit: nmm.ac.uk)

“Dazzle Ship in Drydock” by Edward Wadsworth, 1919:

L. Campbell Taylor drew “Mauretania” with a checkerboard pattern:

(image credit: Jim and Jamie Richter)

“Dockyard, Portsmouth” by J.D.Fergusson, 1918:

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Captain John Konrad is co-founder of Unofficial Networks and Editor In Chief of this blog. He is a USCG licensed Master Mariner of Unlimited Tonnage and, since graduating from SUNY Maritime College, has sailed a variety of ships from ports around the world. John currently lives in Morro Bay, California with his wife and two children.
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