Spencer Travel’s Experience at Virtuoso Travel Week 2023
Blog by Virgin Voyages.
During the tumultuous era of World War I, while the Allied Powers valiantly battled across air, land, and sea to secure the freedoms of today, a formidable challenge emerged, seemingly without resolution.
Out on the vast Atlantic waters, British and American ships bearing vital supplies for England faced merciless attacks by German U-Boats. Amid this crisis, the brightest minds on both sides of the ocean toiled ceaselessly to devise a solution that would safeguard these crucial vessels. Conventional camouflage proved futile against the ever-changing elements of sea and sky.
As the British Admiralty and US Navy grappled with this conundrum, an unexpected muse emerged – zebras.
In 1917, while serving in the Royal Navy Volunteer Reserve, British artist Norman Wilkinson devised a stroke of genius. What if, unable to blend in, ships could defy the odds by standing out?
This marked the birth of dazzle camouflage – a strategy rooted in disruption and confusion.
As the British Admiralty and US Navy grappled with this conundrum, an unexpected muse emerged – zebras.
In 1917, while serving in the Royal Navy Volunteer Reserve, British artist Norman Wilkinson devised a stroke of genius. What if, unable to blend in, ships could defy the odds by standing out?
This marked the birth of dazzle camouflage – a strategy rooted in disruption and confusion.