ONLY - operating dazzle ship in the UK - Liverpool, Merseyside, UK.
N 53° 24.090 W 002° 59.703
30U E 500329 N 5916935
The Dazzle Ferry is operated by Mersey Ferries and crosses the River Mersey between Liverpool Pier Head Terminal and the Wirral.
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Location: North West England, United Kingdom
Date Posted: 02/02/2021
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The Dazzle Ferry is operated by Mersey Ferries and crosses the River Mersey between Liverpool Pier Head Terminal and the Wirral.
The ferry The Snowdrop is the stunning Dazzle Ferry, colourfully created by Sir Peter Blakes design, as part of the First World War commemorations.
"The stunning Dazzle Ferry, design was created by Sir Peter Blake, as part of the First World War commemorations. (Sir Peter Blake is most famous for The Beatles Sgt Pepper album cover.)
The eye-catching dazzle design is in honour of the patterns that were first used on vessels in World War One. They worked by ‘baffling the eye’ and making the ships difficult to target. Each ship’s pattern used unique colour and monochrome designs – to avoid making classes of vessels recognisable to enemy U-boats and aircraft.
The Dazzle Ferry, called ‘Everybody Razzle Dazzle’,
is the only operating dazzle ship in the UK. The design was commissioned by Liverpool Biennial, 14–18 NOW the First World War Centenary Art Commissions, and Tate Liverpool in partnership with Merseytravel and National Museums Liverpool. Supported by Arts Council England, National Lottery through the Heritage Lottery Fund and Department for Culture Media and Sport."
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Sir Peter Blake designed the Pop Art-style patterns with the aid of a computer, then visited Liverpool to see how the two-dimensional artwork would translate on to the three-dimensional ferry.
The design was made a reality by painters at Cammell Laird.
The Dazzle Ferry was unveiled by Sir Peter Blake on 2nd April 2015. (
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