Joseph Husband, On the Coast of France: The Story of the United States Naval Forces in French Waters. Chicago: AC McClurg, 1919, pp. 9-10—
unidentified WWI ship in dazzle camouflage (AI color)
Due to the unusually fantastic schemes of camouflage which disguised the ships of the Second Squadron, these yachts were commonly known as the “Easter Egg Fleet,” every conceivable color having been incorporated in a riotous speckled pattern on their sides.*
*Ships specifically cited include USS Corsair, USS Aphrodite, USS Noma, USS Kanawha, USS Vedette, USS Christabel, USS Harvard, and USS Sultana.
A blog for clarifying and continuing the findings that were published in Camoupedia: A Compendium of Research on Art, Architecture and Camouflage, by Roy R. Behrens (Bobolink Books, 2009).