Armoured Cruisers

[Brian James]

Armoured Cruiser Jules Michelet pictured at Saigon c1923..She was a development of the Léon Gambetta Class and was the sole representative of its type. She served during the First World War being eventually sunk as a target in 1937.

[Pelican]

This puts the concept of dazzle camouflage into perspective.

The ship is Free French light cruiser Gloire, c. 1944.

Also see - https://www.warhistoryonline.com/war-ar ... sO47vSLSu0
Which contains a lot of naval content.

[timlewin]

By 1944 optical range-finding for gunnery was pretty much surpassed by radar so dazzle and camouflage was in the process of becoming unnecessary, but it still looks the part.