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HMS Wahine as part of the 1st Mine-laying Squadron during the First World War. The dazzle camouflage was not designed to conceal. Instead it broke up the ship’s profile, making it hard for an enemy submarine commander to estimate its size, type and bearing.
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Alexander Turnbull Library
Reference: 1/2-016582-G.
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