The dazzled King Orry Isle of Man Steam Packet in WW1
Jan Gordon's WW1 involvement in the design of dazzle patterns for ships in WW1 has been discussed several times here (see references below, also https://pbase.com/hajar/jan_gordon_dazzle).
On a recent visit to the Manx Museum in Douglas, Isle of Man, I came across this dramatic painting featuring a dazzled 'King Orry' steam packet. The dazzle is in blues and black. The ship is leading the surrendered German ships into the Firth of Forth at the end of WW1. This was on the 21st November 1918. There's an airship and two aeroplanes in the sky above. The painting is by Arthur James Wetherall Burgess R.I. and was completed in1919.
The King Orry was the only merchant vessel selected to lead a flotilla of German ships that day. In WW2, she was bombed and sunk at Dunkirk.
References
Gordon, J.G. Lieut. R.N.V.R. 1918. The Art of Dazzle Painting. Land & Sea, December 1918
Smith, R.D.A., 2013. Jan Gordon: Dazzle Camouflage in Nature and War. February 01, 2013
Smith, R.D.A., 2014. Jan Gordon: Dazzle Camouflage in Nature and War. March 11, 2014
Smith, R.D.A., 2014. Jan Gordon and the Dazzle-Painting of Ships. March 25, 2014
Smith, R.D.A., 2014. Jan Gordon and Steven Spurrier: "The Purest Art. Dazzle." May 17, 2014
Smith, R.D.A., 2014. "Dazzle-Painting in War-Time." May 18, 2014
Smith, R.D.A., 2015. Jan Gordon and the "Dazzleship" at the Little Art Rooms, 1919. March 06, 2015
Smith, R.D.A., 2016. Jan Gordon and WWI Dazzle Ship Painting: a new book by James Taylor. December 03, 2016
Smith, R.D.A., 2018. A Jan Gordon Dazzle Ships Exhibition 1919. May 5, 2018
Smith, R.D.A., 2021. Jan Gordon's WW1 Dazzle design for H.M.S. Southampton July 12, 2021
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