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HMS Hotspur is shown on Convoy protection duties during 1942 / 1943. HMS Hotspur, the H class destroyer, was built by Scotts at Greenock and launched 23rd March 1936. Participated in the first Battle of Narvik, April 1940 and the Battle of Cape Matapan in March 1941. In April 1941 took part in the evacuation of Greece and sank the German U-Boat U79 in the Mediterranean north of Sollum on 23rd December 1941. Sold to the Dominican Republic on 23rd November 1948 and renamed Trujillo.Hotspur by Anthony Saunders. (PC)Click For DetailsDHM0414
The Pedestal Convoy of August 1942 was one of the most heavily protected convoys in the history of sea warfare. Fourteen of the fastest cargo ships of the time were protected by 4 carriers, 2 battleships, 7 cruisers and 32 destroyers. The destroyer HMS Ashanti is in the foreground of the painting. Also depicted are the carrier HMS Indomitable, with her Hurricanes cirling the convoy overhead, and the cargoe ship Port Chalmers to the right of the picture.Pedestal Convoy by Anthony Saunders. (PC)Click For DetailsDHM0438
Late October 1942 in the waters east of Guadalcanal, the Battle of Santa Cruz saw the sinking of the US carrier Hornet, in what proved to be the last major carrier battle of the South Pacific theatre. USS Hornet, Eye of the Storm by Anthony Saunders. (PC)Click For DetailsDHM0447
By June 1944 the US Fleet had made a huge leap across the Pacific to the Marianas, a small group of Japanese held islands of which Saipan would prove the most difficult to overcome. The landing were supported by the US 5th Fleet, which included USS North Carolina together with an increasingly powerful armada of battle hardened warships.USS North Carolina ,Saipan Bound by Anthony Saunders. (PC)Click For DetailsDHM0448
P517. USS Indiana, First Tour of Duty by Anthony Saunders. USS Indiana, First Tour of Duty by Anthony Saunders. (PC)Click For DetailsDHM0517
The balance of maritime power in the Mediterranean was transformed at a stroke by the British air attack which disabled three Italian battleships in a few minutes. The target was the core of Mussolinis fleet, tucked away in Taranto Harbour, in southern Italy. The attack, codenamed Operation Judgement, took place in bright moonlight by twenty-one Swordfish from the British carrier HMS Illustrious. In the confined space of the harbour, their torpedoes had a devastating impact, at least nine torpedoes struck their targets. In all, seven ships were severely damaged, including the battleship Caio Duilio (left), Littorio (right) and Conte Di Cavour. Raid on Taranto by Anthony Saunders. (PC)Click For DetailsDHM0519
P520. Enter the Prince by Anthony Saunders. Enter the Prince by Anthony Saunders. (PC)Click For DetailsDHM0520
The Last of the heavy Cruisers built by Germany (5 in total) The picture shows Admiral Hipper making her first sortie on the 18th February 1940, accompanied by the Scharnhorst and the Gneisenau on Operation Nordmark. (Search for allied convoys on the route between Britain and Norway) The Narvik Squadron by Anthony Saunders. (PC)Click For DetailsDHM0524
Artic Convoy. Forcing their way through adverse conditions bordering on the limitations of human endurance, The Allied convoys faced appalling odds of survival in the endeavour to supply raw materials to Russias only ice free port of Murmansk. The Arctic Run by Anthony Saunders. (PC)Click For DetailsDHM0529
HMS Ramillies and Warspite manoeuvre into position off the coast of Normandy. The major battleships of the Home Fleet, with their massive guns which could deliver gunfire with pinpoint accuracy to 17 miles. they proved invaluable on the day of the biggest seaborne land invasion in history. HMS Ramillies and HMS Warspite at Normandy by Anthony Saunders. (PC)Click For DetailsDHM0536
Bismarck anchored at No.5 buoy takes on main armament ammo in Gottenhaven, before sailing to Norway and the Atlantic.Operation Rheinubung by Randall Wilson. (PC)Click For DetailsDHM0710
The Tirpitz showing her last paint scheme, she sailed from Kaafjord to Hakoy island, Tromso Fjord it was to be her final resting place. Hit by tallboy bombs she capsized and sank. Floating Fortress by Randall Wilson. (PC)Click For DetailsDHM0711
Under attack from HMS Ajax, HMS Exeter and HMS Archilles. The German Pocket battleship Graf Spee os shown at speed returning salvos, December 1939. The Battle of the River Plate by Randall Wilson. (PC)Click For DetailsDHM0712
Dauntless Dive Bombers Dive on the Battleship Musashi in the Sibuyan Sea, October 1944. Pressing Home the Kill by Randall Wilson. (PC)Click For DetailsDHM0713
With ssalvos landing close, the Bismarck with Prinz Eugen is shown loosing off the salvo that destroyed HMS Hood.Battle of the Denmark Straits by Randall Wilson. (PC)Click For DetailsDHM0714
The Japanese ship Takao at Flank speed, riding shotgun for the carrier. Flank Speed by Randall Wilson. (PC)Click For DetailsDHM0715
H.M.A.S Hobart glides past Mount Fiji for the surrender ceremony with Missouri in the Background. Tokyo Bay 1945. Slow Ahead by Randall Wilson. (PC)Click For DetailsDHM0716
Westland Wyverns go vertical over HMS Eagle during the Suez Crisis of 1956Up and Over by Randall Wilson. (PC)Click For DetailsDHM0717
HMS Valiant on Officer of the Watch Manoeuvres off the south coast.HMS Valiant , Battle Wagons by Randall Wilson. (PC)Click For DetailsDHM0718
P719. HMS Duke of York by Randall Wilson. HMS Duke of York by Randall Wilson. (PC)Click For DetailsDHM0719
Passing Port Said, HMS Nelson is shown transversing the Suez Canal after her tour in the pacific at the end of World War Two. Nellie by Randall Wilson. (PC)Click For DetailsDHM0720
As Flagship Battle Cruiser Squadron HMS Hoods bow down about to take it green on the Med, Station October 1936. As Flagship Battle Cruiser Squadron HMS Hoods bow down about to take it green on the Med, Station October 1936. The Mighty Hood by Randall Wilson. (PC)Click For DetailsDHM0721
HMS Tiger is shown under full steam. Battle of the Dogger Bank 1915 by Randall Wilson. (PC)Click For DetailsDHM0722
H.M.A.S. Shropshire at speed, bound for Sydney after being stationed with the US Fleet in Tokyo Bay 1946. Home Bound by Randall Wilson. (PC)Click For DetailsDHM0724
Hawker Sea Furies buzz the stern of HMAS Sydney during fleet exercises off Jervis Bay 1956. Fly Past by Randall Wilson. (PC)Click For DetailsDHM0725
USS Long Beach became the first ship to ever shoot down aircraft using missiles. She is seen firing two Talos Missiles that downed two MIGs at a range of 80 miles in May 1968. Birds Away by Randall Wilson. (PC)Click For DetailsDHM0726
HMS Warspite is shown in action during the 2nd battle of Narvik, April 1940.HMS Warspite, Shooting from the Hip by Randall Wilson. (PC)Click For DetailsDHM0728
The USS Colorado holds the all time record of 37 consecutive days of firing at an enemy and the record of 24 direct enemy air attacks in 62 days both while at Okinawa. USS Colorado Okinawa by Anthony Saunders. (PC)Click For DetailsDHM0730
In February 1945, 850 square miles of volcanic rock became the most strategically important island in the South Pacific. From Iwo Jima heavy bombers would be able to raid Japanese cities almost at will. Even with its overwhelming military might, the Americans would have to pay a heavy price for such a seemingly small island. USS Tennessee During the Landings at Iwo Jima by Anthony Saunders. (PC)Click For DetailsDHM0731
With the harbour under attack, HMS Express casts off having embarked troops of the British Expeditionary force (B.E.F.) Leaving with her are the trawlers, which were part of the small boat armada which played such a major part in the evacuation of Dunkirk.Evacuation Dunkirk by Randall Wilson (PC)Click For DetailsDHM0732
Under lowering arctic skies HMS Belfast (Admiral Burnets Flagship) leads HMS Sheffield and HMS Norfolk in the race to protect convoy JW55B from Scharnhorst.HMS Belfast During the Battle of North Cape by Randall Wilson (PC)Click For DetailsDHM0734
Gneisenau returns to Kiel harbour after participating in Operation Nord Mark. With number one bowline secured crew crew prepares to bring the ship alongside.KMS Gneisenau - Stand by the Bowlines by Randall Wilson (PC)Click For DetailsDHM0735
USS New Jersey seen battling her way through a Hurricane in 1944. USS New Jersey, batten down the Hatches by Randall Wilson. (PC)Click For DetailsDHM0736
CVN 65 USS Enterprise on her first deployment in the Gulf of Tonkin. On this day she flew 165 sorties, a carrier record! Two A4 Skyhawks head towards a bombing mission while an F4 phantom rides escort.Yankie Station by Randall Wilson (PC)Click For DetailsDHM0737
In support of the American landings at Utah and Omaha beaches, the USS Texas slugs it out with German heavy gun emplacements during the D-Day landings. Gunline Omaha - USS Texas by Randall Wilson (PC)Click For DetailsDHM0738
Depicted late in her long serving deployments Ark Royals Bricks make a pass as they return from a low level interdiction exercise.Arks Angels by Randall Wilson (PC)Click For DetailsDHM0739
Harriers prepare to enter the landing pattern as Illustrious steams in company with HMS Bristol with dusk closing in on day.HMS Illustrious by Randall Wilson (PC)Click For DetailsDHM0740
Emerging from a smokescreen SMS Baden surges ahead of her sister ship SMS Bayern to resume battle speed in these fleet manoeuvres in the Baltic, during 1917. The Kaisers Ship by Randall Wilson. (PC)Click For DetailsDHM0768
A swordfish from HMS Warspite on patrol off the coast of Egypt, near the port of Alexandria. Out of Alex by David Pentland. (PC)Click For DetailsDHM0790
HMS Broadsword and the aircraft carrier Hermes battle their way through the storm on their way to the Battle for the Falklands. Storm Force to the Falklands by Anthony Saunders. (PC)Click For DetailsDHM0812
At dawn on the 7th December 1941, 350 Japanese warplanes flew from their carriers and attacked the US pacific fleet at Pearl harbor, on the Hawaiian island of Oahu. the attack concentrated on Battleship Row which included USS California (Left) and USS Nevada (Right) which was the only battleship to get underway during the attack. However coming under intense bomb attack she was later beached. For the Japanese the success was not total, as the US carrier fleet was out on manoeuvres on the day of the attack.Pearl Harbor, USS California, by Anthony Saunders. (PC)Click For DetailsDHM0814
October 1941, U203 approaches her mooring on the western bank at the French port of Brest. Her fate would be sealed by depth charges from the destroyer HMS Pathfinder and aircraft from the escort carrier HMS Biter while attacking the convoy ONS 4 south of Greenland on April 25th 1943. U-203 Under Cover of Darkness by Anthony Saunders. (PC)Click For DetailsDHM0853
P854. HMS Courageous by Randall Wilson. HMS Courageous by Randall Wilson (PC)Click For DetailsDHM0854
Blackbeard the Terrible, otherwise known as Edward Teach, Thatch or Drummond. Circa 1718. Damnation Seize My Soul by Chris Collingwood. (PC)Click For DetailsDHM0897
The first light of dawn silhouettes the massive outline of the Yorktown class carrier USS Enterprise, in mid April 1944 she was partnered by the new Essex Class carrier USS Lexington. Dawn Enterprise by Anthony Saunders. (PC)Click For DetailsDHM0930
BB61 Iowa, was commissioned in February 1943 at the New York Navy yard. her first mission was to the North Atlantic in August 1943 to neutralise the threat of the German Battleship Tirpitz. By early 1944 she joined the Pacific fleet taking part in many of the major battles including Saipan, Leyte Gulf and Okinawa. She was re-commissioned in 1951 for the Korean war and again in April 1984. USS Iowa leaving New York by Anthony Saunders. (PC)Click For DetailsDHM0931
Depicting the short S45 Solent 2 G-AHIS (Scapa), BOAC Flying Boat, passing over the Queen Elizabeth on Southampton Water, Late 1940s The Golden Age by Ivan Berryman. (PC)Click For DetailsDHM0935
HMS Dido was launched on 18th July 1939, she took part in the evacuation of troops and defense of Crete, where she was damaged on B gun, killing 46 men. HMS Dido took part in the second Battle of Sirte during 1942, she sank three supply ships off North Africa. She also took part in the Anzio landings and the invasion of Southern France in August 1944. HMS Dido by Ivan Berryman. (PC)Click For DetailsDHM0936
P937. HMS Ramillies by Ivan Berryman. HMS Ramillies by Ivan Berryman. (PC)Click For DetailsDHM0937
Lother Gunther Buchheim based his famous novel The Boat on his voyage aboard U96 in the early days of World War Two. During this operation on 13th February 1941, U96 sank the straggling tanker, Arthur F Conwin, which had dropped back from the westbound convoy, HX106, after being hit by another U-boat, U103.Das Boote by Anthony Saunders. (PC)Click For DetailsDHM0968
17th February 1943, U-201 with U-69 were ordered to intercept the westbound convoy ONS165. With fuel low U-201 was eventually forced to surface following a depth charge attack and rammed by the Destroyer HMS Fame. U-201 Deadly Chase by Anthony Saunders. (PC)Click For DetailsDHM0969
None among Rackams crew Were more resolute or ready to board or undertake anything that was hazardous. Quote taken from Captain C. Johnsons book. A General History of the Robberies and murders of the Most Notorious Pirates. (1724) Anne Bonney, Mary Reid and Calico Jack Rackam by Chris Collingwood. (PC)Click For DetailsDHM0974
HMS Glorious flying off a Fairey Swordfish at sunset with HMS Ardent off to Starboard. HMS Glorious by Ivan Berryman. (PC)Click For DetailsDHM0983
HMS Renown viewed from a passing Sunderland Flying Boat.HMS Renown by Ivan Berryman (PC)Click For DetailsDHM0984
Two F14 Tomcats of VF-1 pass in close formation over the stern of the veteran USS Ranger (CV-61) USS Ranger by Ivan Berryman. (PC)Click For DetailsDHM0985
A pair of F18 Hornets overfly the Nimitz-class carrier USS Dwight Eisenhower (CV-69) with the surface combatant USS Arleigh Burke (DDF-51) off her port bow. USS Dwight Eisenhower by Ivan Berryman. (PC)Click For DetailsDHM0986
USS Coral Sea (CV-43 being replenished by fast combat support ship USS Seattle (DE-3) as two of the carriers compliment of F.4s of VF-111 The Sundowners makes a low pass. USS Coral Sea by Ivan Berryman. (PC)Click For DetailsDHM0987
USS Kitty Hawk (CV-63) refuels an Adams class Destroyer during a dusk operation off the Vietnam coast as a pair of E8 Crusaders are readied for launch on the forward catapults. USS Kitty Hawk by Ivan Berryman. (PC)Click For DetailsDHM0988
Pride of the Royal Navy, the mighty Hood rolls majestically in the north Atlantic swell as HMS Prince of Wales holds station off her starboard bow.HMS Hood by Ivan Berryman (PC)Click For DetailsDHM0989
HMS Lion with her sister ship HMS Princess Royal are shown firing on the German High Seas Fleet which can be seen in the distance during the Battle of Jutland.HMS Lion at the Battle of Jutland by Ivan Berryman. (PC)Click For DetailsDHM1002
The Battle ship HMS Barham in company with the aircraft carrier HMS Eagle between the two World Wars. Both fell victim to German U-Boats during World War Two.HMS Barham with HMS Eagle in Valetta Harbour in Malta during the 1930s by Ivan Berryman (PC)Click For DetailsDHM1003
Over 150 years of the Royal Navy are encapsulated in this view of the mighty HMS Nelson, moored at Portsmouth in 1945. Beyond the 16in guns of A turret, the masts of Admiral Nelsons flagship at Trafalgar, HMS Victory rise into the skyline whilst in the foreground MTB 507 cruises past on its way to the Solent.HMS Nelson by Ivan Berryman. (PC)Click For DetailsDHM1006
The Queen Elizabeth class battleship HMS Malaya is pictured at Capetown in April 1942 en route to Durban from Gibraltar. A veteran of the First World War, Malaya took part in the Battle of Jutland, receiving eight hits, and going on to serve throughout World War Two, surviving a torpedo off Cape Verde in 1941. She is seen here about to recover her Fairey Swordfish floatplane beneath the dramatic outline of Table Mountain.HMS Malaya at Capetown, South Africa. by Ivan Berryman. (PC)Click For DetailsDHM1009
Grand Harbour, Malta, April 1932. The R-Class battleship HMS Revenge slips majestically past the carrier HMS Furious as she lies at anchor as three of her Fairey IIIFs fly overhead on a routine training sortie. HMS Furious with HMS Revenge by Ivan Berryman (PC)Click For DetailsDHM1010
Wearing her unusual black and white disruptive colour scheme, HMS Repulse is pictured as part of Force Z in company with HMS Prince of Wales and the destroyer Vampire. These two mighty battleships were to be lost within hours of each other, the victims of intense Japanese air strikes. Vampire and the destroyer Electra were on hand to pick up survivors from both ships. HMS Repulse by Ivan Berryman (PC)Click For DetailsDHM1011
HMS Ocean is the sixth ship to bear this famous name and is ably equipped with 12 Sea King HC Mk4s, 4 Landing Craft, 2 Griffon Hovercraft, plus enough equipment necessary to provide support for a Commando battlaion of over 800 Royal Marines. She is depicted here in company with HMS Chatham, flying off Royal Marines from 42 Commando during operations off Sierra Leone.HMS Ocean by Ivan Berryman (PC)Click For DetailsDHM1017
USS Forrestal in preparation to launch an F14 Tomcat while in the Mediterranean , 1991, on her 21st and final operational deployment. USS Forrestal by Ivan Berryman (PC)Click For DetailsDHM1019
P1028. HMS Repulse with HMS Prince of Wales Under Attack by Ivan Berryman. HMS Repulse with HMS Prince of Wales Under Attack by Ivan Berryman. (PC)Click For DetailsDHM1028
The Yamato was sunk on the 7th of April 1945 by torpedoes and bombs from carrier-borne aircraft while she was on a Kamikaze mission to Okinawa.Tenichigo by Randall Wilson (PC)Click For DetailsDHM1040
Under tow, HMS Vanguard having left John Brown shipyard, passes Dalmuir ship docks, Clydebank, 1946. HMS Vanguard would be the last British battleship to be built.HMS Vanguard, Away the Vanguard by Randall Wilson (PC)Click For DetailsDHM1041
HMS Renown shown at full speed operating in Norwegian waters on the hunt for Scharnhorst and Gneisenau. HMS Renown by Randall Wilson (PC)Click For DetailsDHM1042
Flanked by destroyers, Tirpitz departs Altafjord, July 1942. Passing her port bow is a Focke-Wulf FW200 Condor C3, outbound for Recon duties. Fighter escort was performed by Me110s.Tirpitz by Randall Wilson. (PC)Click For DetailsDHM1043
HMS Duke of York passes Heaven gate, Scapa Flow, on her return from the battle of North Cape. Following astern is HMS Belfast and HMS Jamaica. HMS Meteor is already at anchor to the left of the painting.Return the Victor, HMS Duke of York entering Scapa Flow by Randall Wilson. (PC)Click For DetailsDHM1044
In February 1944, USS Baltimore and Saratoga make up part of the formidable Task Force 58, forcing their way through the central pacific to attack the Japanese bases in the Marshal Islands in support of Operation Flintlock. USS Baltimore and Saratoga in the Pacific by Anthony Saunders (PC)Click For DetailsDHM1047
USS Mississippi rides at anchor. A brief rest for the crew at the port of ADM Oldendorfs T.G. The ship is preparing for the Invasion of Okinawa.USS Mississippi BB41 by Randall Wilson. (PC)Click For DetailsDHM1049
The time is 1.35pm. (ten minutes after Admiral nelson had been fatally shot) HMS Temeraire and HMS Victory, are seen broadside to the redoubtable, which by 2pm had lost most of her crew, (out of a crew of 643 - 487 were dead, 81 died soon after, and only 25 were fit to crew)HMS Victory at the Battle of Trafalgar by Graeme Lothian. (PC)Click For DetailsDHM1052
Shown here flying of Wessex HU MK5s of No. 846 Squadron A veteran of the Suez crisis during which time she operated of Grumman Avengers and sea hawks, HMS Bulwark was reduced to training status during 1957. but re emerged as a Commando carrier. Further modifications in late 1970 saw her refitted as a full ASW carrier in which guise she served until the introduction in 1980 of HMS Invincible.HMS Bulwark at Hong Kong by Ivan Berryman (PC)Click For DetailsDHM1053
Launched in January 1915, the Revenge-class battleship HMS Resolution was to enjoy a 33 year career during which she served in the Atlantic, home and Eastern Fleets as well as serving repeated spells in the Mediterranean, being both bombed and torpedoed along the way. She is depicted off Gibraltar with HMS Wolverine, the destroyer perhaps best remembered for destroying the U-47 which sunk Resolutions sister ship Royal Oak in Scapa Flow.HMS Resolution at Gibraltar by Ivan Berryman. (PC)Click For DetailsDHM1087
The entry of the United States into the war opened up vast new hunting grounds for the German u-boat fleet. Operation Paukenschlag (Drumbeat in English) began in January 1942, bringing the U-boats their easiest pickings of the war. Over 300 allied vessels were sunk during the Paukenschlag along the US coastline, ranging from New York harbor, to the Straits of Florida. This period, also known as the second Happy Times to the men of the U-boats, was only brought to an end in mid 1942 by the formation of allied convoy systems. On the evening of April 5th 1942, U552, commanded by Kapitanleutnant Erich Topp, sealed the fate of the British tanker MV British Splendour east of Cape Hatteras. The U-boat was part of the fourth wave of boats of Operation Paukenschlag, she returned to Saint Nazaire on April 27th 1942 having sunk seven ships during the patrol.Operation Drumbeat by Anthony Saunders (PC)Click For DetailsDHM1088
Portrayed in the southern lock at the French port of Saint Nazaire during the Autumn of 1941 are from left: U552, commanded by Kapitanleutnant Erich Topp, U567, commanded by Oberleutnant zur See Engelbert Endrass and U93, commanded by Oberleutnant zur See Horst Elfe. Saint Nazaire was home for two U-boat flotillas: 7. U-Flotille, the Wegener Flotilla and 6.U-Flotille, the Hundius Flotilla. It produced some of the top U-boat commanders including Topp, Endrass, Prien and Kretschmer. The base reached a peak of activity in mid 1943, however, by the end of the war the entire port had been flattened by the allied air forces. The only buildings to survive the onslaught were the bomb proof U-bunkers which can still be seen to this dayWolves at Saint Nazaire by Anthony Saunders (PC)Click For DetailsDHM1089
USS Yorktown seen accompanied by her destroyers including USS Hammann shown under attack by Japanese Torpedo Bombers (Kates) during the battle of Midway. It was in this action that USS Yorktown was lost. USS Yorktown at the Battle of Midway by Anthony Saunders (PC)Click For DetailsDHM1097
In a 40 knot gale, Lt Col. Doolittles B25 hauls itself into the air. The first of a 16 strong strike force en route to Tokyo. USS Hornet. Doolittles Raiders by Ivan Berryman. (PC)Click For DetailsDHM1106
The King George V class battleship HMS Anson is pictured in Sydney Harbour where she joined the Pacific Fleet in July 1945, viewed across the flight deck of HMS Vengeance, where ten of her Vought F4.U Corsairs are ranged in front of a single folded Fairey Barracuda.HMS Anson at Sydney Harbour, July 1945 by Ivan Berryman. (PC)Click For DetailsDHM1107
The French battleship Richelieu with the Royal Navy cruiser HMS Cumberland, shown during Operation Crimson after bombarding Sabang during July 1944. Grumman Avengers from the Royal Navy aircraft carrier HMS Vengeance shown overhead. Richelieu and HMS Cumberland 1945 by Ivan Berryman. (PC)Click For DetailsDHM1108
Depicted off Capetown with the distinctive skyline of Table Mountain providing the backdrop, the King George V class battleship HMS Howe and her destroyer escort began their journey home having visited New Zealand as well as South Africa following the end of hostilities in 1945.HMS Howe by Ivan Berryman. (PC)Click For DetailsDHM1110
Fuso, launched 28th March 1914, underwent major reconstruction between 1930-33. Shown here during world war II, Fuso took part in the Leyte Gulf operations and was sunk by two torpedoes from US destroyers on 25th October 1944. Japanese Battleship Fuso by Randall Wilson. (PC)Click For DetailsDHM1118
Nagato was launched on 9th November 1919. Shown here during world war two operations, the Nagato survived the war and was expended as a target at the Bikini A-Bomb tests on 29th July 1946. Japanese Battleship Nagato by Randall Wilson. (PC)Click For DetailsDHM1119
Having played a vital part in the battle for the Mediterranean for over two years, HMS Ark Royal finally succumbed to a U-Boats torpedo in November 1941. She is shown here with a pair of Swordfish Mk1s of 821 Sqn ranged on the deck, passing the cruiser HMS Sheffield off the Mole, Gibraltar, earlier that same year.HMS Ark Royal and HMS Sheffield off the Mole - Gibraltar by Ivan Berryman (PC)Click For DetailsDHM1120
The view across Battleship Row, viewed from above Ford Island as the USS Nevada gallantly makes her break for the open sea, coming under heavy attack from Japanese A6M2s from the carrier Hiryu. The Nevada was eventually too badly damaged to continue and was beached to avoid blocking the harbour entrance. In the immediate foreground, the lightly damaged USS Tennessee is trapped inboard of USS West Virginia which has sunk at her moorings, leaking burning oil and hampering the daring operations to pluck trapped crew members from her decks, while just visible to the right is the stern of the USS Maryland and the capsized Oklahoma. The Raid on Pearl Harbor, 7th December 1941 by Ivan Berryman. (PC)Click For DetailsDHM1121
HMS King George V and HMS Rodney chase down the crippled German battleship, Bismarck, and within hours they will go into action. The Chase, 27th May 1941 by Randall Wilson. (PC)Click For DetailsDHM1122
HMS Queen Elizabeth with other Royal Naval Battleships, Revenge and Ramillies. Surrounded by cruisers and destroyers ride at anchor for King George Vs last Jubilee Review of 1935.Sunset at Spithead by Randall Wilson. (PC)Click For DetailsDHM1123
The pride of the Royal Navy, HMS Hood, leaves Portsmouth on her way to the Fleet Review of King George V in July 1935. HMS Hood is followed by the destroyer HMS Express.HMS Hood and HMS Express Departing from Portsmouth 1935 by Ivan Berryman. (PC)Click For DetailsDHM1126
Undoubtedly the most famous and decisive battle in the history of naval warfare. The battle of Trafalgar was fought on a calm, almost windless day, on 21st October 1805. Nelsons revolutionary battle plan was to cut apart the larger Franco-Spanish fleet of Vice-Admiral Villeneuve by sailing in two single column divisions directly at right angles into the combined fleet and thus rendering almost half of the leading ships useless until they could turn and join the fight, which in such calm conditions could take hours. The battle raged for five hours in which time not one British ship was lost, however, Nelson would tragically lose his life at the very moment of his triumph, a triumph which rendered the British Navy unchallenged in supremacy for over a century. Here, Nelsons flagship, HMS Victory, followed by HMS Temeraire is seen breaking the Franco-Spanish line and commencing her murderous hail of gun fire into the stern of Villeneuves flagship, Bucentaure. Meanwhile the Victory herself is being fired upon by the French Neptune. Redoutable can be seen at the far right.Nelsons Victory at Trafalgar by Anthony Saunders. (PC)Click For DetailsDHM1127
HMS Euryalus, a Dido class cruiser, shown off the Bay of Naples.HMS Euryalus by Ivan Berryman. (PC)Click For DetailsDHM1140
One of the most decisive battles in the history of the Royal Navy, Nelsons defeat of the French fleet took place on 21st October 1805 off Cape Trafalgar and was conducted with not a single British ship lost, although few ships escaped severe punishment and loss of life on both sides was tragically highThe Battle of Trafalgar, 21st October 1805 by Ivan Berryman. (PC)Click For DetailsDHM1165
HMS Illustrious slips quietly away from the docks at Devonport, Plymouth with the Fiji class cruiser in the middle distance, 1941.HMS Illustrious and HMS Kenya at Devonport by Ivan Berryman. (PC)Click For DetailsDHM1175
A pair of 272 Squadron Bristol Beaufighters roar over the extensively rebuilt battleship HMS Valiant as she lies at anchor at Alexandria late in 1941, accompanied by the cruiser HMS Phoebe and Valiants sister ship HMS Queen Elizabeth (in the extreme distance)HMS Valiant and HMS Phoebe at Alexandria, 1941 by Ivan Berryman (PC)Click For DetailsDHM1176
On the 1st of August 1798, thirteen French ships of the line sat anchored in Aboukir Bay off the coast of Alexandria, Egypt, in support of Napoleon who was inland with his troops attempting to conquer the country. As nighttime approached so did Lord Horatio Nelson and the British fleet. Nelson had been hunting Napoleon at sea for months; at Aboukir Bay he had found the French fleet, trapped and unprepared for battle. Nelsons audacious plan was to attack the French on their unprotected prot side, the plan had its risks; the whole of the British fleet could run aground in the shallows - but Nelson knew the waters too well. The Battle of the Nile was one of the most decisive in the history of naval warfare. By the end of the battle nearly all the French ships were sunk or captured. The 124-gun flagship - and the pride of the French navy - LOrient, had exploded with such ferocity that it halted the battle for over ten minutes. Napoleons ability to dominate the region had been crushed, whilst Nelson was to become a hero throughout the whole of Britain.Battle of the Nile by Anthony Saunders. (PC)Click For DetailsDHM1182
Midday, 21st October 1805, and Admiral Collingwoods flagship, the 100-gun HMS Royal Sovereign, breaks the allied line and delivers a shattering broadside on the Spanish flagship Santa Anna. Making great speed, Collingwoods ship had breached the Franco-Spanish line some distance ahead of the rest of his van and the Royal Sovereign suffered heavily as she quickly drew the attentions of three French and three Spanish ships. To her starboard, the French Indomitable can be seen firing into the British flagship while, astern of the Santa Anna, Belleisle and Fougueux are engaging ahead of Mars, Monarca and Pluton.The Battle of Trafalgar - The First Engagement by Ivan Berryman. (PC)Click For DetailsDHM1189
P1209. HMS Hood by Ivan Berryman. HMS Hood by Ivan Berryman (PC)Click For DetailsDHM1209
Built by Vickers Armstrong and launched on 8th June 1937, at the outbreak of War the Cossack served in Home waters and also in the Mediterranean. She was torpedoed and sunk by U.563 in the North Atlantic on the 23rd of October 1941.HMS Cossack on convoy duty by Ivan Berryman. (PC)Click For DetailsDHM1222
HMS Eagle steams past the commando carrier HMS Albion during the withdrawal from Aden in November 1967. Gathered on Eagles flightdeck are an assortment of contemporary types including Sea Vixens, Scimitars, a Buccaneer and a Fairey Gannet. One of Albions Westland Wessex helicopters is passing overhead and RFA Stromness is at anchor in the distance.HMS Eagle and HMS Albion by Ivan Berryman (PC)Click For DetailsDHM1223
Ships of the South Atlantic Task Force gather in San Carlos water during the Falklands Campaign of 1982. LCMs from HMS Fearless (L10) manoeuvre around their mother ship, with the logistic Ship RFA Sir Galahad (L3005) and the frigate HMS Argonaut (F56) in close attendance.HMS Fearless by Ivan Berryman (PC)Click For DetailsDHM1224
US Battleship USS Pennsylvania, off Diamond Head. Aloha Hawaii by Randall Wilson. (PC)Click For DetailsDHM1231
HMS Dreadnought passes Spice Island as she heads for the open sea escorted by a torpedo boat destroyer.HMS Dreadnought at Portsmouth by Randall Wilson. (PC)Click For DetailsDHM1232
The Battle of Jutland was fought in the North Sea between the 31st May and the 1st of June 1916. The British Grand Fleet had been virtually unopposed for nearly a century but now there was a challenge to the throne; the German Navy. Although smaller, it had caught up fast and by the time of Jutland, had some telling advantages over the British Fleet. the plan for the battle was to lure the British Grand Fleet into a lethal trap in German waters. In the event although desperately fought by both sides, the battle was a stale mate. the confused conflict was hampered on both sides by bad luck, bad weather and poor communications. at the end of the battle, the Royal navy had suffered higher losses in men and ships, but the German fleet never ventured out of harbour to seek battle again. The Battle of Jutland, HMS Royal Oak by Anthony Saunders. (PC)Click For DetailsDHM1240
Sunset over Aboukir Bay on 1st August 1798 as ships of the Royal Navy, led by Nelson, conduct their ruthless destruction of the anchored French fleet. Ships shown from left to right. HMS Orion, Spartiate, Aquilon, Peuple Souvrain, HMS Defence, HMS Minotaur and HMS SwiftsureBattle of the Nile by Ivan Berryman. (PC)Click For DetailsDHM1241
The German Heavy cruiser Prinz Eugen is depicted in a quiet moment at Gotenhaven in April 1941 whilst engaged in exercises with her consort, the mighty Bismarck that would eventually lead to Operation Rheinubung,. Bismarck herself is alongside in the distance, where final preparations for their foray into the North sea and beyond are being made. Prinz Eugen by Ivan Berryman. (PC)Click For DetailsDHM1242
Key ships of the British task Force sail in close formation in the Mediterranean Sea during the build-up to the coalition liberation of Iraq in march 2003. Ships pictured left to right, include ATS Argus (A135), a Type 42 destroyer in the extreme distance, the flagship HMS ark Royal (RO7), RFA Orangeleaf (A110), LSL Sir Percival (L3036), the Commando and helicopter carrier HMS ocean (L12) and the Type 42 destroyer HMS Liverpool (D92)NTG03 - Task Force to Iraq by Ivan Berryman (PC)Click For DetailsDHM1245
The destroyer HMS Kelly passes close to the battleship HMS Royal Sovereign as she escorts a convoy in the Mediterranean near Malta. HMS Kelly passes HMS Royal Sovereign by Ivan Berryman. (PC)Click For DetailsDHM1248
With the British Mediterranean Fleet riding at anchor in Grand Harbour Malta, HMS Majestic is shown preparing to leave harbour as local fisherman look on. Majestic Malta by Randall Wilson. (PC)Click For DetailsDHM1250
Admiral von Spees Flagship SMS Scharnhorst leads SMS Gneisenau in the opening stages of engaging the Royal Naval ships east of the Falklands, 8th December 1914. Battle of the Falkland Islands by Randall Wilson. (PC)Click For DetailsDHM1251
With HMS Warspite keeping a watchful eye off her port bow, the Illustrious class carrier HMS Formidable prepares to recover a Fairey Albacore TB MK1 of No. 826 sqn. following a vital sortie against Italian shipping at the start of the Battle of Cape Matapan in march 1941. Led by Lt Cdr W G H Saunt DSC, Formidables Albacores launched torpedo attacks on the battleship Vittorio Veneto, seriously damaging her, despite coming under intense anti aircraft fire and a splash barrage of 15-inch shells.HMS Formidable by Ivan Berryman. (PC)Click For DetailsDHM1252
Viewed from beneath the blistered guns of the damaged X and Y turrets of her sister HMS Ajax, Achilles come sunder fire from the pocket battleship Admiral Graf Spee during what was to become known as the Battle of the River Plate on the 13th December 1939. Shells from Achilles are closing on her opponent as the Graf Spee alters course at the start of the doomed battleships flight to Montevideo. The Pursuit of the Graf Spee by Ivan Berryman. (PC)Click For DetailsDHM1255
With her pennant number GO4 painted out to accommodate a western approaches camouflage the destroyer HMS Onslaught punches her way through a heavy swell during escort duties in the north Atlantic. HMS Onslaught by Ivan Berryman. (PC)Click For DetailsDHM1257
HMS Hood makes a turn to port, while in line and astern is HMS Collingwood. Valetta can be seen in the distance.HMS Hood at Malta 1896 By Randall Wilson. (PC)Click For DetailsDHM1264
In the spring of 1942, USS Washington was the first of Americas fast battleship fleet to participate in combat operations when she was briefly assigned to the Royal Navy. On 28th June 1942, together with HMS Duke of York, HMS Victorious and an accompanying cruiser and destroyer force, she formed part of the distant covering force to convoy PQ17, bound for Russia. In the Pacific later that same year, she became the only modern US battleship to engage an enemy capital ship, sinking the Japanese battlecruiser Kirishima.Arctic guardian - USS Washington by Anthony Saunders. (PC)Click For DetailsDHM1265
The Atlantic ocean was the lifeline between Britain and America, as well as millions of tons of raw materials, GIs were also transported over in all manor of hastily converted liners. Protecting the troops from marauding u-boats and German surface ships was of paramount importance to the allied fleets. Although USS New York spent a good deal of the war in the Atlantic, she also participated in the Torch landings off North Africa and took part in the Pacific campaign, seeing action at both Iwo Jima and Okinowa.Escort for the Troops - USS New York by Anthony Saunders. (PC)Click For DetailsDHM1266
Bismarck and Prinz Eugen exiting the Denmark Strait before the historic encounter with HMS Hood.Big brother little sister (Bismarck and Prinz Eugen ) By Randall Wilson. (PC)Click For DetailsDHM1267
SMS Derfflinger at anchor at Kiel, 1918. Astern is SMS Hindenburg.SMS Derfflinger By Randall Wilson. (PC)Click For DetailsDHM1269
In the early morning murk of 24th May 1941, the forward 15in guns of HMS Hood fire the first shots against the mighty German battleship Bismarck. Both Bismarck and her escort, the Prinz Eugen, immediately responded, the latter causing a fierce fire on Hoods upper deck, while plunging shot from Bismarck penetrated deep into the British ships hull, causing an explosion that ripped the Hood apart, sinking her in an instant. Tragically, just three survivors were rescued from the water.HMS Hood Opens Fire Upon the Bismarck by Ivan Berryman. (PC)Click For DetailsDHM1271
Admiral Hipper Weighing Anchor in Alta Fjord with Admiral Scheer. They sortied to engage convoy PQ17.Admiral Hipper Weighing Anchor by Randall Wilson. (PC)Click For DetailsDHM1275
21st October 1805. As Admiral Nelsons flagship leads the British fleet towards the Franco-Spanish line, Captain Harveys Temeraire tries to pass the Victory in order to be the first to break the enemy column. Harvey was discouraged with a customry rebuke from Nelson and duly fell into line behind the flagship. The enemy can be seen spread along the horizon whilst, to the right in the distance, the leading ships of Admiral Collingwoods fleet can be seen spearheading a separate assault to the south. In the light airs preceding the battle, much sail was needed to drive the British ships towards the enemy line. HMS Victory, nearest, has royals and stunsails set and is making good way, her furniture boats strung behind in readiness for battle. On her poop deck, officers prepare to run up a signal.Prelude to Trafalgar by Ivan Berryman. (PC)Click For DetailsDHM1278
P1275. Emden and Blucher by Randall Wilson. Emden and Blucher by Randall Wilson. (PC)Click For DetailsDHM1279
The mighty German battleships Bismarck and Tirpitz operated together for only 6 hours on the 18th May 1941.The Hunters by Randall Wilson. (PC)Click For DetailsDHM1284
Germanys U-boat fleet had almost brought Britain to its knees in the First World war, twenty years later the story was very similar. the German U-boat arm came perilously close to cutting the lifeline that crossed the Atlantic between North America and Britain. in the early years of the war Donitz realised that keeping his U-boats at sea for as long as possible would greatly increase their chances of success. here U-93 (left) and U-94 take fuel from the auxiliary cruiser Kormoran whilst in the mid-Atlantic during 1941 Dawn Rendezvous by Anthony Saunders. (PC)Click For DetailsDHM1285
P1288. HMS Dorsetshire by Ivan Berryman. HMS Dorsetshire by Ivan Berryman. (PC)Click For DetailsDHM1288
With her mizzen top already gone and her sails aloft having received severe punishment, Victory breaks through the line behind the French flagship Bucentaure, delivering a shattering broadside into her stern. So severe was this opening fire that the Bucentaure was effectively put out of the rest of the battle, although Admiral Villeneuve himself was to miraculously survive the carnage. Beyong Victory can be seen the French Redoubtable, which is receiving fire from Victorys starboard guns, and the Spanish San Leandro is in the extreme distance. Most of Victorys stunsails have been cut away, but it was her stunsail booms that became entangled with the rigging of the Redoubtable when she put her helm to port and ran onto her. Admiral Nelson fell shortly afterward, having received a fatal wound from a musket ball fired by a French sharpshooter in Redoubtables mizzen fighting top. The Temeraire can be seen approaching the fray to the right.Trafalgar- The Destruction of The Bucentaure by Ivan Berryman. (PC)Click For DetailsDHM1289
Japanese Torpedo destroyers, rush in to finish off the Russian battleships near the end of the Battle of Tsushima.Battle of Tsushima by Anthony Saunders (PC)Click For DetailsDHM1303
The flag ship Mikasa (Admiral Togo) leading the line at around 3pm on May 27th, 1905. Ships following are Shikishima and Fuji with other ships of the fleet further in the distance.Battle of Tsushima, Line of Battle by Anthony Saunders. (PC)Click For DetailsDHM1312
Portrait of Admiral Nelson shown in the uniform worn at the Battle of Trafalgar. Portrait of Admiral Nelson by Chris Collingwood. (PC)Click For DetailsDHM1316
Between 24th may and 4th June 1940 an extraordinary armada of craft, large and small, naval and civilian, embarked on one of the greatest rescue missions in history. the evacuation of 330,000 British and French troops from the beaches of Dunkirk in northern France. the destroyer HMS Shikari dominates the foreground here as troops pour onto the beaches and harbour moles in search of salvation. MTB are seen picking up troops and taking them to ships further out including MTB102. Also shown is a paddle steamer with very shallow draft taking on troops close to the beach and in the distance HMS Grafton can be seen taking troops from the mole. She was lost later during the evacuation. Dunkirk by Ivan Berryman. (PC)Click For DetailsDHM1317
P1322. HMS Glasgow by Ivan Berryman. HMS Glasgow by Ivan Berryman. (PC)Click For DetailsDHM1322
The cruiser HMS Frobisher dominates this scene off Houlgate at the Normandy landings of 1944. The monitor HMS Roberts lies beyond Frobisher with a Large Infantry Landing Ship or LSI (L) unshipping its LCAs on the extreme right of the picture. In the foreground, a motor launch attends a group of LCP (L)s as they head for the French beaches. Two Spitfire Mk.IXs conduct sweeps overhead as Operation Neptune gathers momentum. HMS Frobisher and HMS Roberts at Normandy by Ivan Berryman. (PC)Click For DetailsDHM1323
As Admiral Nelsons flagship leads the British fleet toward the Franco-Spanish line, Captain Harveys Temeraire tries to pass Victory in order to be the first to break the enemy column. HMS Victory by Randall Wilson. (PC)Click For DetailsDHM1324
USS Kearsarge CV33, USS Princeton and USS Rochester CA124 in Korea 1952 with bearcats over the top. USS Kearsarge by Randall Wilson. (PC)Click For DetailsDHM1328
Dominating the centre foreground, the wreck of the largest ship at Trafalgar, the massive four decker Santisima Trinidad (130 guns), comes under further attack from the British Neptune (98 guns) All her masts have fallen, rendering the Spanish giant an unmanageable hulk. Elsewhere, the battle rages on with Temeraire and Victory engaged with the French Redoubtable, while to the right of the picture, the shattered, drifting remains of Villeneuves Bucentaure (80 guns) is approached by the Mars (74 guns) Conqueror (74 guns), off the Santisima Trinidads port quarter, is keeping up a distant fire to assist the Neptune. The Battle of Trafalgar, 2.30pm. The Taking of the Santisima Trinidad by Ivan Berryman. (PC)Click For DetailsDHM1339
USS Independence launches multiple aircraft, RA5C Vigilante from the waist cat, and a Crusader from the bow while deployed in the Gulf of Tonkin, Vietnam. USS Independence by Randall Wilson. (PC)Click For DetailsDHM1341
HMS Hood passes beneath the forth Bridge on her way to Rosyth during one of her many visits to the Firth in the 1930s. the cruiser HMS Norfolk lies at anchor in the middle distance. HMS Hood Passing Under the Forth Rail Bridge by Ivan Berryman (PC)Click For DetailsDHM1346
Swordfish of 825 Sqn led by Lt-Cdr Esmonde begin their heroic attack on the battlescruisers Scharnhorst and Gneisenau and the heavy cruiser Prinz Eugen as they make their way up the English Channel from Brest during Operation Cerberus on 12th February 1942. Although all the aircraft were lost and no significant damage was done to the German fleet, all the pilots were decorated for their bravery and Lt-Cdr Esmonde received the first Fleet Air Arm VC to be awarded, albeit posthumously. The painting depicts the first wave of Swordfish attacking the Scharnhorst with Gneisenau taking avoiding action in the distance. A German torpedo boat has turned to confront the attacking aircraft.Attack on the Scharnhorst by Ivan Berryman. (PC)Click For DetailsDHM1349
Spearheading the Falklands Task Force as it heads south in 1982, the carrier HMS Hermes is shown in company with two Type 21 frigates, HMS Arrow on the left and HMS Ardent in the near foreground. In the far distance, HMS Glamorgan glints in the sun as Type 42 HMS Sheffield cuts across behind Hermes. All pennant numbers were painted out and a vertical black identification stripe applied to all the Type 42s to distinguish them from their Argentine counterparts. Falklands Task Force by Ivan Berryman. (PC)Click For DetailsDHM1351
Viewed across the damaged stern of the 80-gun San Nicholas, Nelson drives HMS Captain onto the Spanish vessel in order that she can be boarded and taken as a prize, the British marines and men scrambling up the Captains bowsprit to use it as a bridge. The San Nicholas then fouled the Spanish three decker San Joseph (112), allowing Nelson and his men to take both ships as prizes in a single manoeuvre. A British frigate is moving into a supporting position in the middle distance. Viewed across the damaged stern of the 80-gun San Nicholas, Nelson drives HMS Captain onto the Spanish vessel in order that she can be boarded and taken as a prize, the British marines and men scrambling up the Captains bowsprit to use it as a bridge. The San Nicholas then fouled the Spanish three decker San Joseph (112), allowing Nelson and his men to take both ships as prizes in a single manoeuvre. A British frigate is moving into a supporting position in the middle distance. HMS Captain at the Battle of Cape St Vincent by Ivan Berryman. (PC)Click For DetailsDHM1358
P1364. Captain Morgan by Chris Collingwood. Captain Morgan by Chris Collingwood. (PC)Click For DetailsDHM1364
P1365. Pirate of the Caribbean by Chris Collingwood. Pirate of the Caribbean, The Brethren by Chris Collingwood. (PC)Click For DetailsDHM1365
P1366. Pirate of the Caribbean, Captain Charles Vane 1718 by Chris Collingwood. Pirate of the Caribbean, Captain Charles Vane 1718 by Chris Collingwood. (PC)Click For DetailsDHM1366
P1367. Pirate of the Caribbean, Bartholomew Roberts (Black Bart) 1720 by Chris Collingwood. Pirate of the Caribbean, Bartholomew Roberts (Black Bart) 1720 by Chris Collingwood. (PC)Click For DetailsDHM1367
The key to Nelsons victories always lay in his meticulous planning and the Battle of Copenghagen was no exception as he used his fleet to first destroy the Danish floating defences so that his bomb vessels could be brought up to bombard the city itself. The Danes eventually capitulated, but they had fought hard and over 2,000 men had died on both sides before the end of the battle. In this view, HMS Elephant, carrying the flag of Vice Admiral Horatio Nelson, dominates the scene as the battle gathers intensity. British ships depicted, left to right, are the Glatton (54), Elephant (74), Ganges (74) and Monarch (74) The Battle of Copenhagen, 2nd April 1801 by Ivan Berryman. (PC)Click For DetailsDHM1377
One of the finest battleships of all time, Bismarck was built by the Blohm and Voss shipyard in Hamburg and launched in February 1939. Her first duty was for commerce raiding in the north Atlantic. Together with the heavy cruiser Prinz Eugen, the destroyers Z10, Z16 and Z23 and a minesweeper. The Bismarck, commanded by Vice Admiral Gunther Lutjens, left her last anchorage at Grimstadt Fjord in Norway. Once Bismarcks departure was confirmed all available British forces were deployed to meet the threat. On the 24th of May 1941 the Bismarck sailed into naval history - sinking the battlescruiser and pride of the British fleet - HMS Hood. But Bismarck would have little time to celebrate, she was sunk by a scorned British fleet three days later. Here Bismarck is depicted on the evening of the 21st May 1941 entering the open sea on her fateful final voyage. Bismarck - The Final Voyage by Anthony Saunders. (PC)Click For DetailsDHM1378
The pride of the British fleet, The Mighty Hood as she was known, was launched in 1918. Weighing in at over 40,000 tons she was 860 feet long and had eight 15 inch guns, at her launch she was more than a match for any adversary. Hood sailed the world in the inter-war years and was admired in every foreign port she visited, however with a lack of major refits in this time the second world war found the Hood unprepared for a major battle, On the 24th of May 1941 the German battleship Bismarck found Hoods achilles heel within only a few salvos, namely her inadequate deck armour. Hood exploded in a huge fireball from which only three sailors survived. Here HMS Hood is seen with Force H in the Mediterranean. Winston Churchill knew that the powerful French fleet at Mers-el-Kebir could fall into German hands at any time and that the threat had to be removed by any means. On the 3rd of July 1940 the French fleet was duly dispatched by Force H. The Strasbourg being the only French battleship able to make her escape. Hodd is depicted opening fire at 17.55 hours with the battleships Resolution and the destroyer HMS Foxhound to her stern. HMS Hood - Operation Catapult by Anthony Saunders. (PC)Click For DetailsDHM1379
Having taken terrible punishment from the guns of the allied French and Spanish fleet as she broke through the line, HMS Victory found herself engaged by the French Redoutable, a bitter battle that saw the two ships locked together, pouring shot into one another with terrifying ferocity and which left the British Admiral, Lord Horation Nelson fatally wounded. In the background, HMS Neptune is emerging through the gunsmoke and is about to pass the wreck of the French flagship Bucentaure which Victory so spectacularly routed as she passed through the allied line. HMS Temeraire, which followed Victory through, and which was also to become embroiled on the Redoutables fight, is obscured by the smoke beyond the British flagship. The Battle of Trafalgar, 1.00pm by Ivan Berryman. (PC)Click For DetailsDHM1381
Known as the Silent Service the men of the United States Submarine Force were the unsung heroes of the US navy. In World War Two, Submarine Force alone was responsible for sinking over fifty percent of Japanese Shipping - but the success came at a high price - one in five submarines did not survive the war. Here USS Wahoo, arguably the most famous US Submarine of the war, is seen surveying a kill during her fifth war patrol in 1943. Night of the Hunter USS Wahoo. by Anthony Saunders. (PC)Click For DetailsDHM1384
Ships of the Falklands Task Force formate following the Argentine surrender in 1982. Nearest is Leander class frigate HMS Andromeda with RFA Brambleleaf in her wake. The Type 22 frigate HMS Brilliant is to the left of the picture, with the carrier HMS Invincible dominating the right. HMS Hermes and her escorts are in the extreme distance. Victory Parade by Ivan Berryman. (PC)Click For DetailsDHM1387
Nelsons annihilation of the French Fleet at Aboukir Bay was complete, but for the escape of Admiral Villeneuve who would again confront his nemesis just seven years later at Trafalgar. Doubled by the British ships and ravaged by their relentless gunnery, the French faced utter defeat as the battle raged into the night. At the centre of the French line lay the massive three decker L Orient. The British Alexander positioned herself astern of L Orient and began to fire mercilessly into her fragile stern galleries. Within a short time, a terrible fire started that raged through her hull, eventually reaching her powder magazine, causing a massive explosion that literally blew L Orient to pieces. In this scene, shortly before the explosion, Alexander can be seen astern of the burning L Orient, minus her maintop, and trying to move away in the intense heat. To her port, the British Majestic is also starting to slip away while, in the foreground, the French Franklin is ablaze and threatened with being caught in the imminent blast. At the extreme right of the picture, crews are racing to remove sails from the British Orion to lessen the risk of fire in the event of L Orients spectacular demise. The Battle of the Nile, 1798 - The Burning of L Orient by Ivan Berryman. (PC)Click For DetailsDHM1392
Under attack by swordfish from HMS ark Royal, Bismarck heels to port as she is struck by a torpedo in the Stbd. Aft. rudder area. Bismarck by Randall Wilson. (PC)Click For DetailsDHM1396
HMS Hood leads HMS prince of Wales past the Orkney islands as they build up steam to make a course to intercept the mighty German battleship Bismarck. Final Farewell by Randall Wilson. (PC)Click For DetailsDHM1397
Having broken the line of the French and Spanish ships, HMS Victory is about to lock horns with Redoubtable. Nelsons Day, Battle of Trafalgar by Randall Wilson. (PC)Click For DetailsDHM1398
CVN78 Steams at full power on her 1st deployment. USS Ronald Reagan by Randall Wilson. (PC)Click For DetailsDHM1399
HMS Orion leading HMS Conqueror, HMS Monarch, HMS Thunderer, the 2nd Battle Squadron. 2nd Battle Squadron at the Battle of Jutland by Randall Wilson. (PC)Click For DetailsDHM1400
HMS Queen Elizabeth was built at Portsmouth and launched on the 16th October 1913. She was the sister ship to HMS Warspite, Valiant, Barham and Malaya. HMS Queen Elizabeth was the only ship of the class to have a full compliment of sixteen 6-inch guns. She was the only ship of the class not be be involved during the Battle of Jutland. But her first world war service included being part of the Dardanelles campaign. She bombarded the forts on the narrows in support of the Gallipoli landings between February 25th and May 14th 1915. She fired a total of 86 15-inch shells and 71 6-inch shells. HMS Queen Elizabeth, Dardanelles Campaign 1916 by Randall Wilson. (PC)Click For DetailsDHM1401
HMS Agincourt is shown alongside HMS Erin with ships of the 1st Battle squadron of the Grand Fleet, on the eve of the Battle of Jutland. HMS Agincourt by Randall Wilson. (PC)Click For DetailsDHM1403
HMS Glorious and HMS Repulse fire opening salvos against the German cruiser Pillau at the Heligoland Bight 17th November 1917. Engage by Randall Wilson. (PC)Click For DetailsDHM1404
Jury rigged and battered by the relentless gunnery of the French and Spanish fleets at Trafalgar, HMS Victory lies off the coast of Gibraltar as crews from HMS Neptune (nearest) are despatched to take over the tow from the Polyphemus for the final leg of their journey to relative safety, the flagship still bearing the body of Admiral Lord Horatio Nelson. Trafalgar Aftermath by Ivan Berryman. (PC)Click For DetailsDHM1406
Britains last great Battleship HMS Vanguard along with the Carrier HMS Indefatigable lie at anchor in Scapa Flow in July 1951. HMS Vanguard and HMS Indefatigable by Ivan Berryman. (PC)Click For DetailsDHM1411
Admiral Hippers flagship SMS Lutzow followed by Derfflinger and Seydlitz. Also seen in the painting are Moltke and Von der Tann. SMS Lutzow at the Opening of the Battle of Jutland by Anthony Saunders. (PC)Click For DetailsDHM1416
Launched on the 29th of January 1944, USS Missouri was the last and one of the finest battleships of any fleet. With a top speed of 33 knots, she earnt the name Fast Battleship, as the Iowa class to which she belonged were known. Bristling with an assortment of anti-aircraft, Missouri was as much a floating anti-aircraft battery as a battleship. With these qualities Missouri was well equiped to counter the desperate aerial attacks faced when she joined the Pacific Fleet. Here Missouri is seen repelling a kamikaze attack on the 11th of April 1945, with the destroyers Melvin (left) and McCord. Although one of the kamikazes did get through the curtain of shell fire, little damage was sustained.Boiling Point - USS Missouri by Anthony Saunders. (PC)Click For DetailsDHM1417
The newly converted Command Helicopter Cruiser HMS Blake leaves Grand Harbour Malta at the end of the 1960s. In the background, the old Submarine Depot ship HMS Forth lies at anchor at the very end of her long career. HMS Blake by Ivan Berryman. (PC)Click For DetailsDHM1418
Avery and his vessel the Fancy being a ship of 46 guns and 150 men set sail in 1695 bound for Madagascar. On the way the fancy caught up with and captured the Ganj-i-Sawai, owned by the Great Mogul himself. Its name means Exceeding Treasure and the treasure it yielded surpassed anything yet seen in the history of piracy. Long Ben became the pirates pirate. Captain Henry Long Ben Avery by Chris Collingwood. (PC)Click For DetailsDHM1420
P1449. Tirpitz Passing Through Kiel Canal by Ivan Berryman. Tirpitz Passing Through Kiel Canal by Ivan Berryman (PC)Click For DetailsDHM1449
The greatest naval battle of the First World War took place on the 31st of May and the 1st of June 1916, near the Danish province of Jutland. It was the first and only sea battle between the British and German fleets, and certainly proved to be the clash of the Titans that the First Lord of the Admiralty, Winston Churchill, had long planned. Decisive victory was claimed by both sides, but, desperately fought though it was, the outcome was indecisive. The Royal Navy suffered higher losses in both men and ships, but the German fleet never ventured out of harbour to seek battle again. During the daylight fighting HMS Barham, under Rear Admiral Evan-Thomas, lead the 5th Battle Squadron (Valiant, Warspite and Malaya) and is seen here at 4.50pm exchanging with Hippers battle-cruisers to the south. HMS Barham leads the 5th Battle Squadon at Jutland by Anthony Saunders. (PC)Click For DetailsDHM1456
It is September 18th, 1805, off Plymouth. Led by the 74-gun HMS Thunderer, with HMS Ajax astern, HMS Victory, with Admiral Lord Horatio Nelson aboard, begins her journey south to join the rest of the British fleet off Cadiz where the combined French and Spanish fleets lay blockaded. This was the prelude to the Battle of Trafalgar and the last time Nelson would see his beloved England. Hearts of Oak Ivan Berryman. (PC)Click For DetailsDHM1459
Popularly known as The Old Lady, Warspite was launched on 26th November 1913 and was still fulfilling a crucial role at the end of World War II. Even after being paid off, she escaped being broken up by going aground at Mounts Bay whilst on tow to the breakers yard. During the two world wars, Warspite accumulated fourteen Battle Honours including Jutland May 1916. She is shown in company with HMS Royal Sovereign in the Mediterranean in May 1940 when she was Fleet Flag. HMS Warspite by Ivan Berryman. (PC)Click For DetailsDHM1481
At 12.30pm on the 21st of October 1805, Admiral Lord Nelson on board his flagship, HMS Victory, breaks the line of the combined French and Spanish fleets. The Victory is delivering a devastating stern rake to the 80 gun French ship Bucentaure, the flagship of the combined fleets, commanded by Vice-Admiral P. C. J. B. S. Villeneuve. Starboard to the Victory is the 74 gun Redoutable. This ship, the Victory and HMS Temeraire, seen left, became locked together soon after, the unequal exchange resulting in the Redoutable having the highest casualties during the entire battle.Breaking the Line at the Battle of Trafalgar by Graeme Lothian. (PC)Click For DetailsDHM1497
Just minutes from opening fire, HMS Royal Sovereign, carrying the flag of Vice-Admiral Lord Cuthbert Collingwood, approaches the Franco-Spanish line at Trafalgar, prior to breaking through and delivering a devastating broadside into the black-painted Santa Ana. Royal Sovereign had already taken terrible punishment as it had approached the enemy line, unable to bring her own guns to bear. Ships depicted, left to right, are: Indomptable (Fr) Rhin (Fr) Santa Ana (Sp) Royal Sovereign (Br) and Fougeux (Fr) Trafalgar: HMS Royal Sovereign Prepares to Break the Line by Ivan Berryman. (PC)Click For DetailsDHM1505
Battleship Tirpitz weighs anchor and ups steam to move out of Alta Fjord 1944. Time to Move by Randall Wilson. (PC)Click For DetailsDHM1510
HMS Howe leads Victorious and Implacable through the Malacca Straits. British Pacific Fleet by Randall Wilson. (PC)Click For DetailsDHM1511
Last preparations for sailing, and last liberty, as Yamato prepares for Operation Ten Ichi Go, 1945. Final Liberty by Randall Wilson. (PC)Click For DetailsDHM1512
Yamato powers her way, ahead of Yahagi during Operation Ten Ichi Go. Otoko-Tachi-No Yamato by Randall Wilson. (PC)Click For DetailsDHM1513
HMS Orion leading HMS Conqueror, HMS Monarch, HMS Thunderer, the 2nd Battle Squadron. HMS Indefatigable by Randall Wilson. (PC)Click For DetailsDHM1515
Type VIIC U-Boat U269 during an engagement in the English Channel with a B24 Liberator from 224 Squadron based at St Eval in Cornwall. U-269 by Ivan Berryman. (PC)Click For DetailsDHM9004

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