After Japan destroyed the Allied Fleet in WWII's Battle of the Java Sea, the Abraham Crijnssen, a minesweeper, was ordered to escape to Australia. To avoid detection, the 57m boat was simply covered in branches. [HNSA via MAKE via boingboing]
Historic Naval Gunship, Fully Cloaked
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