Possibly slightly off-topic, but I was listening to a 99% invisible podcast this morning about dazzle camouflage, and it mentioned the use of dazzle camouflage on US warships at the start of the First World War.

The image on the left is by no means the best, and if you are interested I’d suggest a look at this page: lots of fascinating images from the US, UK and elsewhere. The wikipedia page is also very comprehensive.