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ACD1. HMS Powerful Steaming up Channel on her Return from South Africa by Charles Dixon. HMS Powerful Steaming up Channel on her Return from South Africa by Charles Dixon. Click For Details ACD0001
ACD3. The Steam Training Squadron 1900 by Charles Dixon. The Steam Training Squadron 1900 by Charles Dixon. Click For Details ACD0003
ACD6. The Revenge Leading the Lee Line of the Reserve Squadron, 1901 by Charles Dixon. The Revenge Leading the Lee Line of the Reserve Squadron, 1901 by Charles Dixon. Click For Details ACD0006
ACD7. The Speedy Leaving Portsmouth by Charles Dixon. The Speedy Leaving Portsmouth by Charles Dixon. Click For Details ACD0007
ACD10. The Canopus off Gibraltar by Charles Dixon. The Canopus off Gibraltar by Charles Dixon. Click For Details ACD0010
ACD11. The Inflexible Anchored at Spithead by Charles Dixon. The Inflexible Anchored at Spithead by Charles Dixon. Click For Details ACD0011
ACD14. The Launch of the London at Portsmouth by Charles Dixon. The Launch of the London at Portsmouth by Charles Dixon. Click For Details ACD0014
ACD15. The Fame in the Attack on Taku by Charles Dixon. The Fame in the Attack on Taku by Charles Dixon. Click For Details ACD0015
ACD21. The Centurion Sir Edward Seymours Flagship in the Far East 1900 by Charles Dixon. The Centurion Sir Edward Seymours Flagship in the Far East 1900 by Charles Dixon. Click For Details ACD0021
ACD23. The Majestic. Flagship of the Channel Squadron by Charles Dixon. The Majestic. Flagship of the Channel Squadron by Charles Dixon. Click For Details ACD0023
ACD26. HMS Formidable in Plymouth Sound by Charles Dixon. HMS Formidable in Plymouth Sound by Charles Dixon. Click For Details ACD0026
ACD28. The Veterans of the Old Trooping Service by Charles Dixon. The Veterans of the Old Trooping Service by Charles Dixon. Click For Details ACD0028
ACD29. HMS Kent Passing South Sand Lightship by Charles Dixon. HMS Kent Passing South Sand Lightship by Charles Dixon. Click For Details ACD0029
ACD31. Torpedo Boats in Action at the Naval Manoeuvres by Charles Dixon. Torpedo Boats in Action at the Naval Manoeuvres by Charles Dixon. Click For Details ACD0031
ACD33. The Swallow and Thrush of To-Day by Charles Dixon. The Swallow and Thrush of To-Day by Charles Dixon. Click For Details ACD0033
ACD38. The Flagship Crescent at Bar Harbour 1900 by Charles Dixon. The Flagship Crescent at Bar Harbour 1900 by Charles Dixon. Click For Details ACD0038
ACD43. The Mars in the Channel Squadron, 1901 by Charles Dixon. The Mars in the Channel Squadron, 1901 by Charles Dixon. Click For Details ACD0043
ACD45. The Prince George at Spithead: The Naval Requiem of Queen Victoria by Charles Dixon. The Prince George at Spithead: The Naval Requiem of Queen Victoria by Charles Dixon. Click For Details ACD0045
ACD46. Well Done Condor. The Bombardment of Alexandria, 1882 by Charles Dixon. Well Done Condor. The Bombardment of Alexandria, 1882 by Charles Dixon. Click For Details ACD0046
ACD47. The Good Hope in Table Bay by Charles Dixon. The Good Hope in Table Bay by Charles Dixon. Click For Details ACD0047
ACD48.The Old Implacable (Duguay Trouin) at Devonport 1901 by Charles Dixon. The Old Implacable (Duguay Trouin) at Devonport 1901 by Charles Dixon. Click For Details ACD0048
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. Click For Details AHM1107
ANT69P. Nelson Boarding the San Josef at the Battle of St Vincent, February 14th 1797 by E S Hodgson. Nelson Boarding the San Josef at the Battle of St Vincent, February 14th 1797 by E S Hodgson. (P) Click For Details ANT0069
Depicts HMS Lion during the Battle of Dogger Bank, January 1915. The original painting was exhibited at the Royal Academy in 1915. The Roaring Lion by Arthur J W Burgess. Click For Details ANT0082
ANT0084. A Squadron of Battleships by Maurice Randall. A Squadron of Battleships by Maurice Randall. Click For Details ANT0084
At about 9.30 am on Sunday February 28th 1915 while the collier Thordis, commanded by Captain John William Bell, was steaming down the Channel, the periscope of a submarine was sighted to starboard. Captain Bell at once came on deck, stopped his ship. The submarine slowly moved across the bows of the Thordis to a position 30 or 40 yards away on her portside. A moment later the track of a torpedo was seen. When it had almost reached the vessel, a wave lifted her stern clear, and the torpedo passed harmlessly beneath. The Thordis immediately closed in on the submarine. There followed a crash, then a scrapping noise, and the submarine sank to the bottom. For being the first merchant vessel to sink a submarine, a Money Prize was distributed among the Captain and crew of the Thordis. Captain Bell also received the DSC, and was given a commission as Lieutenant in the Royal Naval Reserve. The Collier Thordis About to Ram a German Submarine by Allan Stewart (P) Click For Details ANT0130
The most brilliant feature of the war by sea for Germany was the free and uninterrupted career of the cruiser Emden against the merchant shipping of the allies. She had even shelled oil tanks at Madras, but her daring captain, Karl von Müller, was at length outwitted. Having approached the Cocos Islands, with his ship disguised with an additional funnel, her wily captain sent a landing party to destroy the wireless apparatus. But her identity was recognised and immediately the news was flashed to Singapore. The cruisers Sydney and Melbourne, convoying troopships to Europe, caught the message 100 miles off, and, going full speed ahead, the Sydney caught sight of the Emden soon after 9 am on 9th November 1914. Possessing a ship with heavier guns and greater speed, Captain Glossop soon showed his superiority, and Captain von Muller was obliged to drive the Emden ashore on North Keeling Island to save her from sinking. HMS Sydney commanded by Captain J C T Glossop, Attacking the German Cruiser Emden by Maurice Randall (P) Click For Details ANT0133
Having swept away the periscope and conning tower of the German submarine U15 with a salvo of six shots from the Birminghams guns, Captain Arthur Duff ordered the cruisers engines to be set at full speed. With a turn of the helm she was brought round with her bows pointing straight at the disabled submarine. Then dashing forward at 25 miles per hour the 5,400 ton cruiser rode into U15, which rolled over and sank to the bottom of the sea with its crew of three officers and twenty men. HMS Birmingham Commanded by Captain Arthur Duff, Ramming the German Submarine U15 on August 9th 1914 by M G Swanwick (P) Click For Details ANT0137
On December 8th 1914, a German Squadron was defeated by a British Squadron off the Falkland Islands. When von Spees ships were sighted, Admiral Sturdee detailed the armoured cruiser HMS Kent to keep in touch with the Nurnberg, the nearest enemy ship. The Kent was slower in speed and her bunkers were not full, but even if they had been, the added weight would probably have hindered her. To get the most out of her engines, Seamen and others were sent below to help to feed the furnaces and to rush up coal from the bunkers. Later, one of the 6 inch guns thundered out, where upon the stokers, knowing they were at last within range of the Nurnberg, gave a great shout. In recognition of their gallant services Stoker Petty Officer G S Brewer was awarded the DSM. Stokers Feeding the Furnace of HMS Kent While Chasing and Sinking the Nurnberg by B S Bagdatopulos (P) Click For Details ANT0138
ANTN1P. HRH The Duke of Edinburgh by Christian Symons. HRH The Duke of Edinburgh by Christian Symons (P) Click For Details ANTN0001
ANTN2P. HMS Hero by W Fred Mitchell. HMS Hero by W Fred Mitchell (P) Click For Details ANTN0002
ANTN3P. Royal Naval Artillery Volunteer by Christian Symons. Royal Naval Artillery Volunteer by Christian Symons (P) Click For Details ANTN0003
ANTN4P. HMS Bramble by W Fred Mitchell. HMS Bramble by W Fred Mitchell (P) Click For Details ANTN0004
ANTN5P. Landing Order by Christian Symons. Landing Order by Christian Symons (P) Click For Details ANTN0005
ANTN6P. HMS Undaunted by W Fred Mitchell. HMS Undaunted by W Fred Mitchell (P) Click For Details ANTN0006
ANTN7P. HRH Prince George of Wales by Christian Symons. HRH Prince George of Wales by Christian Symons (P) Click For Details ANTN0007
ANTN8P. HMS Colossus by W Fred Mitchell. HMS Colossus by W Fred Mitchell (P) Click For Details ANTN0008
ANTN9P. At the Breechloading Gun by Christian Symons. At the Breechloading Gun by Christian Symons (P) Click For Details ANTN0009
ANTN10P. HMS Mohawk by W Fred Mitchell. HMS Mohawk by W Fred Mitchell (P) Click For Details ANTN0010
ANTN11P. Lieutenant and Signal Boy by Christian Symons. Lieutenant and Signal Boy by Christian Symons (P) Click For Details ANTN0011
ANTN12P. HMS Calliope by W Fred Mitchell. HMS Calliope by W Fred Mitchell (P) Click For Details ANTN0012
ANTN13P. Ships Cook by Christian Symons. Ships Cook by Christian Symons (P) Click For Details ANTN0013
ANTN14P. HMS Magicienne by W Fred Mitchell. HMS Magicienne by W Fred Mitchell (P) Click For Details ANTN0014
ANTN15P. Admiral by Christian Symons. Admiral by Christian Symons (P) Click For Details ANTN0015
ANTN16P. HMS Nymphe by W Fred Mitchell. HMS Nymphe by W Fred Mitchell (P) Click For Details ANTN0016
ANTN20P. Lord Nelson by Christian Symons. Lord Nelson by Christian Symons. (P) Click For Details ANTN0020
ANTN21P. The Victory - Launched 1765 by W Fred Mitchell. The Victory - Launched 1765 by W Fred Mitchell. (P) Click For Details ANTN0021
ANTN22P. Captain by Christian Symons. Captain by Christian Symons (P) Click For Details ANTN0022
ANTN24P. A Boarding Party by Christian Symons. A Boarding Party by Christian Symons (P) Click For Details ANTN0024
ANTN25P. HMS Thrush by W Fred Mitchell. HMS Thrush by W Fred Mitchell (P) Click For Details ANTN0025
ANTN26P. 2nd Class Petty Officer by Christian Symons. 2nd Class Petty Officer by Christian Symons (P) Click For Details ANTN0026
ANTN27P. HMS Speedwell by W Fred Mitchell. HMS Speedwell by W Fred Mitchell (P) Click For Details ANTN0027
ANTN28P. Battle Ship, About 1760 by W Fred Mitchell. Battle Ship, About 1760 by W Fred Mitchell (P) Click For Details ANTN0028
ANTN29P. Signalling by Christian Symons. Signalling by Christian Symons (P) Click For Details ANTN0029
ANTN30P. Heaving the Lead by Christian Symons. Heaving the Lead by Christian Symons (P) Click For Details ANTN0030
ANTN31P. HMS Blenheim by W Fred Mitchell. HMS Blenheim by W Fred Mitchell (P) Click For Details ANTN0031
ANTN32P. A 42 Gun Frigate About 1780 by W Fred Mitchell. A 42 Gun Frigate About 1780 by W Fred Mitchell (P) Click For Details ANTN0032
ANTN33P. HMS Royal Sovereign by W Fred Mitchell. HMS Royal Sovereign by W Fred Mitchell. (P) Click For Details ANTN0033
ANTN34P. The Great War of 1488 by W Fred Mitchell. The Great War of 1488 by W Fred Mitchell (P) Click For Details ANTN0034
ANTN35P. One of Drakes Men by Christian Symons. One of Drakes Men by Christian Symons (P) Click For Details ANTN0035
ANTN36P. A 38 Gun Frigate About 1770 by W Fred Mitchell. A 38 Gun Frigate About 1770 by W Fred Mitchell (P) Click For Details ANTN0036
ANTN37P. A 28 Gun Frigate About 1794 by W Fred Mitchell. A 28 Gun Frigate About 1794 by W Fred Mitchell (P) Click For Details ANTN0037
ANTN38P. Battle Ship About 1650 by W Fred Mitchell. Battle Ship About 1650 by W Fred Mitchell (P) Click For Details ANTN0038
ANTN39P. HMS Latona by W Fred Mitchell. HMS Latona by W Fred Mitchell (P) Click For Details ANTN0039
ANTN40P. A 74 Gun Ship of the Line About 1794 by W Fred Mitchell. A 74 Gun Ship of the Line About 1794 by W Fred Mitchell (P) Click For Details ANTN0040
ANTN41P. One of Blakes Men 1650 by Christian Symons. One of Blakes Men 1650 by Christian Symons (P) Click For Details ANTN0041
ANTN42P. Sailors, 18th Century by Christian Symons. Sailors, 18th Century by Christian Symons (P) Click For Details ANTN0042
ANTN43P. HMS Rodney by W Fred Mitchell. HMS Rodney by W Fred Mitchell. (P) Click For Details ANTN0043
ANTN44P. Boatswain About 1829 by Christian Symons. Boatswain About 1829 by Christian Symons (P) Click For Details ANTN0044
ANTN45P. HMS Victoria, 121 Guns by W Fred Mitchell. HMS Victoria, 121 Guns by W Fred Mitchell (P) Click For Details ANTN0045
ANTN46P. HMS Victoria by W Fred Mitchell. HMS Victoria by W Fred Mitchell (P) Click For Details ANTN0046
AS2GL. HMS Bounty, Farewell to England by Anthony Saunders. HMS Bounty, Farewell to England by Anthony Saunders (GL) Click For Details AS0002
Developed from the Supermarine Seagull, the Walrus was to prove itself a useful and capable workhorse in almost every theatre of the Second World War. Here, HMS Rodney despatches her Shagbat from the catapult atop C turret. Ships Company by Ivan Berryman Click For Details B0015
HMS Vanguard in company with HMS Indefatigable. HMS Vanguard by Ivan Berryman. (P) Click For Details B0035
HMS Ajax was built as a light cruiser at Barrow and launched in 1935. She saw service initially in the American and West Indies theatre before temporary commission in the Mediterranean. Then followed her never to be forgotten role in the Battle of the River Plate ending in the scuttling of the Graf Spey. She is seen here entering Portsmouth Harbour with the Isle of White in the background. HMS Ajax by Ivan Berryman. Click For Details B0051
HMS Ark Royal was the fourth ship in the Royal Navy to bear this memorable name. By far the most impressive, this mighty ship was built to include the angled flight deck, a revolutionary development at the time, with steam catapult. The end of fixed wing aircraft saw Ark Royal quickly become obsolete, being paid of in 1978. HMS Ark Royal (1970s Carrier) by Ivan Berryman Click For Details B0052
HMS Cossack, one of the fast Tribal class destroyers will always be remembered for the daring rescue of 300 prisoners of war from the German Altmark in Norwegian waters. She is shown here departing Grand Harbour, Malta. HMS Cossack by Ivan Berryman. Click For Details B0053
HMS Rodney was launched in 1925, like her sister ship the Nelson, Rodney saw action in many theatres, scoring the first hit on the Bismarck among other memorable exploits. HMS Rodney by Ivan Berryman Click For Details B0054
Completed in May 1941, HMS Victorious had been in commission just nine days when her pilots encountered and attacked the Bismarck. She is seen here in August 1942 with HMS Eagle astern of her. HMS Victorious by Ivan Berryman. Click For Details B0057
Seen here from the deck of an escorting destroyer. HMS Prince of Wales by Ivan Berryman. Click For Details B0058
The pride of the Royal Navy , HMS Hood, will always be remembered for her loss during the Bismarck action. HMS Hood by Ivan Berryman Click For Details B0059
Completed in 1916, the Resolution was one of the finest capital ships in the Royal Navy, serving in many theatres with her sister ships, Royal Sovereign, Royal Oak, Ramillies and Revenge, she is shown here in 1936. HMS Resolution by Ivan Berryman Click For Details B0060
B63. HMS Malaya at Capetown by Ivan Berryman. HMS Malaya at Capetown by Ivan Berryman. Click For Details B0063
B64. HMS Centaur Departing Devonport by Ivan Berryman. HMS Centaur Departing Devonport by Ivan Berryman. Click For Details B0064
B65. HMS King George V by Ivan Berryman. HMS King George V by Ivan Berryman. Click For Details B0065
HMS Ark Royal after a recent refit, rejoins the fleet in 2001. HMS Ark Royal by Ivan Berryman. Click For Details B0067
HMS Celandine flower class corvette escorting Atlantic convoy in the middle distance the carrier HMS Biter is shown. HMS Celandine by Ivan Berryman. Click For Details B0068
B69. HMS Valiant and HMS Queen Elizabeth at Alexandria by Ivan Berryman. HMS Valiant and HMS Queen Elizabeth at Alexandria by Ivan Berryman. Click For Details B0069
B103. HMS Royal Sovereign and HMS Warspite departing Malta by Ivan Berryman. HMS Royal Sovereign and HMS Warspite departing Malta by Ivan Berryman Click For Details B0103
B105. HMS Fearless by Ivan Berryman. HMS Fearless by Ivan Berryman. Click For Details B0105
B106. HMS Eagle and HMS Albion by Ivan Berryman. HMS Eagle and HMS Albion by Ivan Berryman. Click For Details B0106
Fully dressed and resplendent, HMS Hood is pictured preparing for King George Vs review of the Fleet in July 1935 as other capital ships take up their positions around her. Ramillies can be seen off Hoods port bow, Resolution astern, whilst just beyond her boat deck, the mighty Nelson gently nudges into position. HMS Hood During the Fleet Review of 1935 by Ivan Berryman. Click For Details B0108
The pilot of a Fairey Swordfish MKII guides his aircraft towards the landing ramp of HMS Victorious following a sortie in the Mediterranean Sea 1940 Safe Return by Ivan Berryman. Click For Details B0110
<b>Ex-display copies in near perfect condition. </b> The Pursuit of the Graf Spee by Ivan Berryman. (Y) Click For Details B0111
Key ships of the British task force sail in close formation in the Mediterranean sea during the build up to the coalition invasion of Iraq in march 2003, nearest is the flagship HMS Ark Royal with the commando carrier HMS ocean to her port side. other ships include a Type 42 destroyer , the Fleet Auxiliary Fort Victoria and an LSL   NTG03 - Task Force to Iraq by Ivan Berryman. Click For Details B0112
B114. HMS Carmania sinking the German armed liner SS Cap Trafalgar off Ilha da Trindade, South Atlantic. 14th September 1914. By Ivan Berryman. HMS Carmania sinking the German armed liner SS Cap Trafalgar off Ilha da Trindade, South Atlantic. 14th September 1914. By Ivan Berryman. Click For Details B0114
The moment shortly after dawn on 24th May 1941 when HMS Hood, in company with HMS Prince of Wales, opens fire on the Bismarck, setting in motion one of the greatest sea dramas the world had seen. HMS Hood Engages Bismarck by Ivan Berryman. Click For Details B0115
B118. HMS Coventry by Ivan Berryman. HMS Coventry by Ivan Berryman. Click For Details B0118
HMS Norfolk and HMS Belfast of Force I are shown engaging the Scharnhorst which has already been hit and disabled by both HMS Duke of York and the cruiser HMS Jamaica. Scharnhorst was never to escape the clutches of the British and Norwegian forces for, having been slowed to just a few knots by numerous hits, fell victim to repeated torpedo attacks by the allied cruisers and destroyers that had trapped the German marauder. HMS Norfolk at the Battle of the North Cape by Ivan Berryman. Click For Details B0119
The heavy cruiser HMS Dorsetshire is brought up to sink the blazing wreck of the Bismarck with torpedoes at around 10:30 hours on the morning of May 27th 1941. The once proud German ship had been ruthlessly pounded into a twisted and burning wreck by the British battleships Rodney and King George V. HMS Dorsetshire and HMS Maori combed the area of the sinking for survivors, between them picking up a total of 110 out of an original complement of 2,300. HMS Dorsetshire (The End of the Bismarck) by Ivan Berryman. Click For Details B0123
The E-class light cruiser HMS Emerald is shown off the Newfoundland coast in company with a Flower class corvette. Between October 1939 and August 1940, HMS Emerald carried £58 million in gold from Britain to Canada. HMS Emerald by Ivan Berryman. Click For Details B0127
The largest and fastest of all the ships that took part in the Battle of Jutland, the elegant battle cruiser HMS Tiger was launched in 1913 and is easily recognisable by the unusual position of Q turret just aft of the third funnel, She is shown about to pass beneath the Forth Bridge as she departs Rosyth for a sea trial HMS Tiger by Ivan Berryman Click For Details B0130
The Dido class cruiser HMS Naiad is pictured together with the cruiser HMS Leander during the encounter with the French Guepard in 1941 whilst they were both engaged in operations against the Vichy-French forces in Syria. HMS Naiad by Ivan Berryman. Click For Details B0132
The submarine depot ship HMS Maidstone is pictured off Hong Kong with a quintet of British submarines alongside for replenishment, namely (left to right) an S-class, a U-class, a T-class and two more U-class. HMS Maidstone by Ivan Berryman Click For Details B0133
Forming part of the Eastern Task Force covering the landings at Normandy in June 1944, the cruiser HMS Mauritius is shown in company with the monitor HMS Roberts and the cruiser HMS Frobisher shelling German batteries at Merville, Houlgate and Benerville as the combined British and American forces embark upon what would become known forever as D-Day. Operation Neptune by Ivan Berryman. Click For Details B0134
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 Wakeful dominates the foreground here as troops pour onto the beaches and harbour moles in search of salvation. Both Wakeful and distant HMS Grafton were lost during the evacuation. Dunkirk by Ivan Berryman. Click For Details B0135
HMS Medway was the first Royal navy submarine Depot ship that was designed for the purpose from the outset. She is shown here with a quintet of T-class submarines on her starboard side, whilst an elderly L-Class begins to move away having completed replenishment. HMS Medway was sunk on 30th June 1940 having been torpedoed by U-372 off Alexandria. HMS Medway by Ivan Berryman Click For Details B0136
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. HMS Hermes by Ivan Berryman. Click For Details B0137
The R-class battleship Royal Oak lies at anchor in Scapa Flow between the wars ahead of her sisters Royal Sovereign and Revenge. HMS Repulse is passing the line on the left of the picture HMS Royal Oak by Ivan Berryman. Click For Details B0139
Type 42 HMS Southampton (D90), Type 22 Beaver (F93), Type 42 Manchester (D95) and Type 21 Amazon (F169) formate during a World cruise on which they visited 17 countries in 9 months. Around the World by Ivan Berryman. Click For Details B0140
HMS Intrepid embarks some of her landing craft during the Falklands conflict of 1982. HMS Intrepid by Ivan Berryman Click For Details B0141
Royal Fleet Auxiliary Olna prepares to receive HMS Active (F171) during the Falklands campaign of 1982. HMS Coventry (D118) is in the background RFA Olna by Ivan Berryman. Click For Details B0142
Type 21 frigate HMS Ambuscade (F172) is shown passing the swing bridge as she enters Taranto Harbour. HMS Ambuscade by Ivan Berryman. Click For Details B0143
B146. HMS Jamaica by Ivan Berryman. HMS Jamaica by Ivan Berryman. Click For Details B0146
B151. HMS Durban Escorts the Troopship RMS Queen Mary by Ivan Berryman. HMS Durban Escorts the Troopship RMS Queen Mary by Ivan Berryman. Click For Details B0151
The Leander class cruiser HMS Orion is shown departing Grand Harbour Malta late in 1945. HMS Orion by Ivan Berryman. Click For Details B0152
Admiral Cuthbert Collingwoods flagship the Royal Sovereign comes under intense fire from the black-painted Spanish 3-decker, Santa Ana, and the French 74 Fougueux, just prior to breaking through the Franco-Spanish line at Trafalgar. HMS Royal Sovereign by Ivan Berryman. (P) Click For Details B0155
The destroyer HMS Kelly passes close to the old carrier HMS Eagle as she escorts a convoy in the Mediterranean early in 1941. HMS Kelly by Ivan Berryman. Click For Details B0202
Two Fairey Firefly fighter-bombers of 810 Sqn, Fleet Air Arm, overfly the carrier HMS Theseus during the Korean War. HMS Theseus by Ivan Berryman. Click For Details B0203
The Flower Class corvette HMS Sunflower at sea in 1942. One of thirty ordered on 31st August 1939, K41 was built by Smiths Dockyard in just 9 months and 6 days, completed on 25th January 1941. HMS Sunflower by Ivan Berryman. Click For Details B0207
Originally constructed as a Home Fleet Repair Ship, HMS Cyclops was later converted into a submarine depot ship and enjoyed a long career, both in the Mediterranean and in home waters. Here she prepares to receive HMS Sceptre. Another S-class submarine is already tethered alongside. HMS Cyclops by Ivan Berryman Click For Details B0214
B216. HMS Colossus by Ivan Berryman. Together with her sister ship, Hercules, HMS Colossus acquitted herself well at the Battle of Jutland where she fired 93 12in rounds, but received only two hits from enemy fire which caused minor damage and left nine crew injured. She was sold for scrap in 1928. HMS Colossus by Ivan Berryman Click For Details B0216
HMS Thunderbolt by Ivan Berryman. The submarine HMS Thunderbolt moves away from the depot ship Montcalm. Another submarine, HMS Swordfish is alongside for resupply. HMS Thunderbolt by Ivan Berryman. Click For Details B0218
The nuclear-powered submarine HMS Repulse (S23) manoeuvres in preparation to berth at HMS Dolphin in Portsmouth harbour in the late 1970s. HMS Dolphin by Ivan Berryman. Click For Details B0221
DHM172. HMS Vanguard at the Battle of Jutland by Charles Dixon. HMS Vanguard at the Battle of Jutland by Charles Dixon. Click For Details DHM0172
DHM216. Battle of Jutland by Charles Dixon. Battle of Jutland by Charles Dixon. Click For Details DHM0216
The pride of the Royal Navy, HMS Hood, passes Gibraltar on her way to join HMS Prince of Wales at Scapa Flow and onto her short and tragic engagement with the German battleship Bismarck. HMS Hood Passing Gibraltar by Brian Wood. Click For Details DHM0378
HMS Prince of Wales is shown firing on the Bismarck and in the background a huge black cloud is all that is left of HMS Hood. HMS Prince of Wales by Brian Wood. Click For Details DHM0379
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 Click For Details DHM0414
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 Click For Details DHM0438
HMS Ark Royal is shown in hot pursuit of the Bismarck. HMS Ark Royal by Brian Wood. Click For Details DHM0439
HMS Prince of Wales enters Valetta harbour, Malta. Enter the Prince by Anthony Saunders Click For Details DHM0520
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. (Y) Click For Details DHM0524
Arctic 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 Click For Details DHM0529
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 Click For Details DHM0536
Destruction of Bismarck complete, and desperately low on fuel, Rodney turns for home 27th May 1941. HMS Rodney by Brian Wood. Click For Details DHM0569
Westland Wyverns go vertical over HMS Eagle during the Suez Crisis of 1956 Up and Over by Randall Wilson. Click For Details DHM0717
HMS Valiant on Officer of the Watch Manoeuvres off the south coast. HMS Valiant , Battle Wagons by Randall Wilson. Click For Details DHM0718
HMS Duke of York keeping station on the starboard bow of HMS Intrepid, as air defence ship. HMS Duke of York by Randall Wilson. Click For Details DHM0719
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. Click For Details DHM0720
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. Click For Details DHM0721
HMS Tiger is shown under full steam. Battle of the Dogger Bank 1915 by Randall Wilson. Click For Details DHM0722
HMS Warspite is shown in action during the 2nd battle of Narvik, April 1940. HMS Warspite, Shooting from the Hip by Randall Wilson. Click For Details DHM0728
Iron Duke, a veteran of the Battle of Jutland and Flagship of Lord Jellicoe at that engagement, is seen here painted in the rays of the setting sun at Weymouth Bay 1927. HMS Iron Duke at Weymouth Bay 1927 by Randall Wilson. Click For Details DHM0733
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. Click For Details DHM0734
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. Click For Details DHM0739
Harriers prepare to enter the landing pattern as Invincible steams in company with HMS Bristol with dusk closing in on day. HMS Invincible by Randall Wilson. Click For Details DHM0740
HMS Orpheus turns sharply to starboard as a Lynx helicopter from the Destroyer HMS Glasgow approaches at low level. Winter weather on the Clyde confirms that it is indeed a Perisher course for potential submarine commanders. The peaks of Arran are snow covered and a biting north westerly whips the Firth in sudden squalls. Perisher by Robert Barbour. Click For Details DHM0741
During the Falklands War the HMS Conqueror shadowed the Argentine Heavy Cruiser, General Belgrano and her two escort destroyers. On 2nd May 1982, she launched a salvo of torpedoes, two of which scored hits, causing sufficient damage to the warship to sink with the loss of 321 of her crew. The painting depicts the conqueror on her final leg of her return to Faslane in July 1983, as she passes through the Rhu narrows and enters the Gareloch. Following an RN submarine service tradition she flies the Jolly Roger. The Conqueror Returns by Robert Barbour. Click For Details DHM0742
Nimrod MR2P from 201 squadron based at RAF Kinloss, climbs away under full power during NATO exercises off the west coast of Scotland. The Nimrod has just completed simulated depth charge attacks on the fleet submarine HMS Spartan and is returning to Kinloss for breakfast. Spartan turns and heads for the Clyde Submarine Base at Faslane on the Gareloch. Good Morning, Spartan by Robert Barbour. Click For Details DHM0743
RFA Fort Austin makes a leisurely rendezvous at sunset with the Polaris submarine HMS Renown on patrol somewhere in mid ocean. Soon a rubber inflatable will be launched from the Fort, and mail and fresh fruit and vegetables will be transferred before darkness sets in and makes the operation more hazardous. The Rendezvous by Robert Barbour. Click For Details DHM0744
A freezing winter dawn breaks over the Gareloch as HMS Repulse heads out on another Atlantic Patrol. She is escorted as far as the deeper waters of the Firth of Clyde by assorted craft from Faslane base, including a Police launch and an inflatable. Dawn Departure by Robert Barbour. Click For Details DHM0745
On Sunday October 25th 1992, HMS Vanguard, the Royal Navys first Trident equipped submarine, arrived off the Clyde Submarine Base, Faslane on the Gareloch. She was escorted by a Sea King helicopter from HMS Gannet, the RN shore base at Prestwick Airport, and a mixed surface flotilla, including Defence Police and Royal Marines. Trident by Robert Barbour. Click For Details DHM0746
A class submarine, HMS Anchorite, swings away from the depot ship Adamant during work up exercises in the Firth of Clyde. In the mid fifties the depot ship was moored in Rothesay Bay providing a base for the 3rd Submarine Squadron. Leaving the moorings ahead of Anchorite is the frigate HMS Termagant which will day part in the days exercise. Group Up- Half Ahead Starboard by Robert Barbour. Click For Details DHM0747
HMS Storm carries out a night surface attack on a Japanese ammunition supply ship in the eastern Bay of Bengal. The ship and escort were passing through the Mergui Archipelago en route to Rangoon, and were eventually sunk by the submarines Oerlikon and 3-inch guns. The resulting explosions provided a spectacular fireworks display, visible and audible for many miles. Night Attack by Robert Barbour. Click For Details DHM0748
HMS Unrivalled enters Valetta Harbour, Malta, under the command of Lt. Turner, flying the Jolly Roger signifying completion of another successful patrol. The Malta Station by Robert Barbour. Click For Details DHM0749
HM submarine H.28 enters Scapa Flow anchorage, passing the forlorn Battle Cruiser SMS Derfflinger and a group of sunken destroyers H.28 was one of the H class submarines. Launched in March 1918, she was finally scrapped in 1944. Scapa Flow Graveyard by Robert Barbour. Click For Details DHM0761
7th June 1915. HM Submarine E.11 has just surfaced off Cape Helles at the entrance to the Dardanelles Straits. She has just safely negotiated passage through various minefields from the sea of marmora where she destroyed nine Turkish ships, and reached as far as Constantinople. In the background is the destroyer HMS Grampus and the beached freighter SS River Clyde. Mission Completed by Robert Barbour. Click For Details DHM0762
T class submarine HMS Thorn surfaces during the work up exercises off the west coast of Scotland in late 1941. Taking part is an escort sloop of the Black Swan class and a Sunderland from 201 Squadron, RAF Coastal Command. Working Up by Robert Barbour. Click For Details DHM0766
A swordfish from HMS Warspite on patrol off the coast of Egypt, near the port of Alexandria. Out of Alex by David Pentland. Click For Details DHM0790
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 Click For Details DHM0812
Two Stringbags (Fairey Swordfish) pass across the bow of HMS Courageous as she staggers from torpedo strikes launched from a German U-Boat in the Irish Sea. HMS Courageous by Randall Wilson. Click For Details DHM0854
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. Click For Details DHM0936
HMS Ramillies took part in the bombardment of Bardia, August 18th 1940. She also took part in the Battle of Cape Teudada. On the 7th May 1942 in the bombardment of Diego Saurez (Madagascar) it was here she was torpedoed by Japanese midget submarines on the 30th May 1942. After repairs she took part in the bombardment of German positions during D-Day, as well as in August bombardments of Southern France. HMS Ramillies by Ivan Berryman Click For Details DHM0937
HMS Glorious flying off a Fairey Swordfish at sunset with HMS Ardent off to Starboard. HMS Glorious by Ivan Berryman. Click For Details DHM0983
HMS Renown viewed from a passing Sunderland Flying Boat. HMS Renown by Ivan Berryman. Click For Details DHM0984
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 Click For Details DHM0989
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. Click For Details DHM1002
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. Click For Details DHM1003
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 Click For Details DHM1006
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. Click For Details DHM1009
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. Click For Details DHM1010
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. Click For Details DHM1011
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. Click For Details DHM1017
Mitsubishi G4Ms of 27 Kanoya Kokutai begin their devastating attack on Force Z off the north east coast of Malaya on 10th December 1941. Both Repulse and prince of Wales were lost in the attack, while their accompanying destroyers remained to pick up survivors among them HMS Express which can be seen off HMS Repulse starboard quarter. HMS Repulse with HMS Prince of Wales Under Attack by Ivan Berryman Click For Details DHM1028
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. Click For Details DHM1041
HMS Renown shown at full speed operating in Norwegian waters on the hunt for Scharnhorst and Gneisenau. HMS Renown by Randall Wilson. Click For Details DHM1042
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. Click For Details DHM1044
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. Click For Details DHM1053
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. Click For Details DHM1087
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. Click For Details DHM1107
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. Click For Details DHM1110
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. Click For Details DHM1120
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. Click For Details DHM1122
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. Click For Details DHM1123
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 Click For Details DHM1126
HMS Euryalus, a Dido class cruiser, shown off the Bay of Naples. HMS Euryalus by Ivan Berryman. Click For Details DHM1140
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. Click For Details DHM1175
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. Click For Details DHM1176
Fully dressed and resplendent, HMS Hood is pictured preparing for King George Vs review of the Fleet in July 1935 as other capital ships take up their positions around her. Ramillies can be seen off Hoods port bow, Resolution astern, whilst just beyond her boat deck, the mighty Nelson gently nudges into position. HMS Hood by Ivan Berryman. Click For Details DHM1209
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. Click For Details DHM1222
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. Click For Details DHM1223
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 Click For Details DHM1224
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. Click For Details DHM1232
<b>Near perfect condition with some very slight handling dents on the image which would not be noticeable once framed.</b> The attack on the Admiral Hipper by HMS Glowworm by Ivan Berryman (Y) Click For Details DHM1236
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 Click For Details DHM1240
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. Click For Details DHM1245
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. Click For Details DHM1248
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. Click For Details DHM1250
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. Click For Details DHM1252
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. Click For Details DHM1255
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. Click For Details DHM1257
a tribute by artist Marii Chernev, to the men of the Royal Navys most famous ship, the battlecruiser HMS Hood and all the Royal Navy veterans who fought in the cold waters of the North Atlantic during World War II. Of a crew of over 1500 able bodied seamen, only three survived the thunderous blast as the German battleship Bismarcks fifth salvo found the lightly protected magazine of the Hood. Over 100 tons of powder exploded in a spectacular fireball that split the pride of the Royal Navy in two. HMS Hood Opens Fire, May 24th, 1941 by Marii Chernev. Click For Details DHM1259
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. Click For Details DHM1264
Sydney engages Italian ships off Cape Busa, Crete. HMAS Sydney By Randall Wilson. Click For Details DHM1268
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. Click For Details DHM1271
The heavy cruiser HMS Dorsetshire is brought up to sink the blazing wreck of the Bismarck with torpedoes at around 10:30 hours on the morning of May 27th 1941. The once proud German ship had been ruthlessly pounded into a twisted and burning wreck by the British battleships Rodney and King George V. HMS Dorsetshire and HMS Maori combed the area of the sinking for survivors, between them picking up a total of 110 out of an original complement of 2,300. HMS Dorsetshire by Ivan Berryman. Click For Details DHM1288
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. Click For Details DHM1317
DHM1322. HMS Glasgow by Ivan Berryman. HMS Glasgow by Ivan Berryman. Click For Details DHM1322
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 Click For Details DHM1323
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. Click For Details DHM1346
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. Click For Details DHM1351
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. Hood 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 Click For Details DHM1379
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 Click For Details DHM1387
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. Click For Details DHM1397
HMS Orion leading HMS Conqueror, HMS Monarch, HMS Thunderer, the 2nd Battle Squadron. 2nd Battle Squadron at the Battle of Jutland by Randall Wilson. Click For Details DHM1400
DHM1401. HMS Queen Elizabeth, Dardanelles Campaign 1916 by Randall Wilson. HMS Queen Elizabeth, Dardanelles Campaign 1916 by Randall Wilson Click For Details DHM1401
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. Click For Details DHM1403
HMS Glorious and HMS Repulse fire opening salvos against the German cruiser Pillau at the Heligoland Bight 17th November 1917. Engage by Randall Wilson. Click For Details DHM1404
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 Click For Details DHM1411
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. Click For Details DHM1418
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. Click For Details DHM1456
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. Click For Details DHM1481
HMS Howe leads Victorious and Implacable through the Malacca Straits. British Pacific Fleet by Randall Wilson. Click For Details DHM1511
British Fleet Carrier HMS Indefatigable while serving with the Pacific Fleet comes under attack by kamikaze aircraft which scored one hit causing only superficial damage. HMS Indefatigable by Randall Wilson. Click For Details DHM1515
The last seaplane carrier built for the Admiralty, HMS Pegasus was launched in 1917 and benefited from all the lessons learned from her predecessors, possessing a flying-off platform forward, served by twin derricks, and a hangar and cranes aft, capable of carrying up to nine aircraft. She is shown here with one of her Short 184s (N9290) about to take off, whilst a similar aircraft is preparing to be lowered into the water in the background. HMS Pegasus by Ivan Berryman. Click For Details DHM1520
Of the three E-Class cruisers proposed at the end of World War 1, only two were ever completed, Euphrates being cancelled when the war with Germany ended in 1918. The two sisters, Emerald and Enterprise, enjoyed long and varied careers, the former remaining largely unchanged from her original appearance, the latter being much modified. The two ships are shown together at anchor off Trincomalie between the wars. HMS Emerald and HMS Enterprise by Ivan Berryman. Click For Details DHM1540
The P & O cruise liner Canberra lies in San Carlos Water, Falkland Islands, in May 1982, looking very weather-beaten after her punishing journey south during the conflict with Argentina, whilst HMS Argonaut keeps a watching vigil by her side. Both Argonaut and Canberra repeatedly came under air attack in San Carlos Water during the disembarkation of 42 Commando, both surviving the encounters, unlike the unfortunate HMS Ardent which was hit and sunk. Canberra and HMS Argonaut by Ivan Berryman. Click For Details DHM1546
The Pedestal Convoy, to provide desperately needed supplies to the beleaguered Mediterranean island of Malta in August 1942, was perhaps one of the most famous and strategically important convoys of World War II. It had a powerful escort, including three aircraft carriers, one of which was HMS Indomitable. Closely escorted by the cruiser HMS Sirius, she came under heavy attack from both German and Italian bombers on the 12th of August 1942 and was eventually forced to turn back after bomb damage put her flight deck out of action. The Pedestal Convoy - HMS Indomitable by Anthony Saunders. Click For Details DHM1568
The Battle of Jutland took place on 31st May 1916. It was the largest clash of battleships in history, over 250 ships from the Grand Fleet and the German High Sea Fleet took part. But both fleets struggled to gain supremacy in difficult conditions. The battle started well for HMS Invincible, together with Inflexible and Indomitable she formed part of the 3rd Battlecruiser Squadron under Admiral Hood. She scored eight direct hits on Lutzow which caused the German ship to withdraw from the battle and eventually sink. HMS Invincibles luck finally ran out when she was hit on the midships Q turret, the eventual explosion causing the ship to sink in two halves. Here Invincible is seen prior to the battle from HMS Nestor, one of the destroyer escorts of the 13th Flotilla. HMS Invincible - The Dawn of Jutland by Anthony Saunders. Click For Details DHM1573
HMS Hood readies to fire off a what proved to be the final salvo against the Bismarck before a shell from the German battleship penetrated the magazine of HMS Hood, tearing apart the British ship in an enormous explosion. The Final Salvo - HMS Hood by Anthony Saunders. Click For Details DHM1620
HMS Benbow was completed in 1914, built by Beardmore (launched 12th November 1913). On the 10th of December she joined the Grand Fleet serving with the 4th Battle squadron. She was the flagship to Admiral Douglas Gamble until he was replaced in February 1915 by Sir Doveton Sturdee. During  the Battle of Jutland. she suffered no damage. After the war she served from 1919 in the Mediterranean providing Gun fire support to the white Russians in the Black Sea until 1920. She remained in the Mediterranean until 1926 joining the Atlantic fleet for the next three years until 1929 when she was paid off and scrapped in March 1931. HMS Benbow at the Battle of Jutland by Anthony Saunders.  Click For Details DHM1621
The destroyer HMS Matchless is shown turning at high speed off the Devon coast in June 1946. this elegant ship acquitted herself well during the Second World War, being involved in the hunt for - and ultimate sinking of - Scharnhorst in 1943. HMS Matchless by Ivan Berryman. Click For Details DHM1717
H.M.S. Kelly steams at full speed to intercept a U-Boat which is bearing down on an essential and otherwise vulnerable Allied supply convoy. The tension among the supply ships crews, tempered by the strong faith in their protectors, is almost tangible. Contact Bearing 190 by Robert Taylor. Click For Details DHM2102
HMS Kelly leaving the Grand Harbour, Malta in 1941 with HMS Warspite in the background. HMS Kellys captain was Lord Mountbatten. HMS Kelly by Robert Taylor. Click For Details DHM2103
At the outbreak of World War II, H.M.S. Belfast had already joined the Home Fleet operating out of Scapa Flow. Patrolling north of the Faeroes in October 1939 she came across and captured the German liner Cap Norte. This success was short-lived, however, when she struck a mine, the explosion breaking her back. After repairs and modernisation she was the best-equipped cruiser afloat. Later she went on to play an important role in the Normandy Landings of June 1944. HMS Belfast by Robert Taylor. Click For Details DHM2104
Submariners are a special breed of sailor. Their environment, operating deep beneath the surface of the waves, is both unnatural and dangerous, and demands men of cool courage and exceptional quality. Prowling the depths like a mammoth shark, sometimes hunted, submarine crews live and fight, and sometimes die together, alone in the remote expanses of the worlds great oceans. Regardless of national flag under which they sail, this small elite Silent Service is both feared and admired by all who sail the seas. Plying their deadly trade in World War Two, the German U-boats posed such threat to the vital Atlantic convoys; Winston Churchill feared the submarine threat more than anything Hitler had at his disposal. Hunting in wolf packs, roaming the shipping lanes far beyond the reach of protective aircraft, they decimated the Allied merchant vessels during the Battle of the Atlantic. Manned entirely by volunteers, British and American submarines saw action in every maritime theatre during the great conflict of 1939 - 1945, the crews fighting their solitary, stealthy, secret war with courage and nerves of steel. This print captures the menacing beauty of a submarine on the surface: S-Class type HMS Sceptre slips her moorings in Scapa Flow, Scotland, and glides quietly into the North Sea to begin another top secret underwater operation. On the conning tower the skipper takes a final look across the water to the distant highlands while the crew savour the fresh salt air knowing soon they will submerge into their eerie, silent, artificial world, beneath the waves. Secret Operation by Robert Taylor. Click For Details DHM2150
H.M.S. Hermes prepares to launch her Sea Harriers whilst a Sea King stands off: H.M.S. Arrow in the foreground ploughs into the swell, whilst H.M.S. Sheffield keeps station off the port beam. Following are H.M.S. Glamorgan and the auxiliary Fleet Tankers Olna and Resource. South Atlantic Task Force by Robert Taylor. Click For Details DHM2171
HMS Hood, Britains largest warship and pride of the Royal Navy, steams majestically through the Swept Channel on 22 May, 1941. Having fuelled at the Scapa Flow naval base in Scotland, she steers clear of floats suspending torpedo and submarine nets, as she heads for open water and the North Sea. The crew of a naval cutter wave farewell as the mighty battleship departs upon what will prove to be her final voyage. Farewell the Hood by Simon Atack. Click For Details DHM2185
HMS Ark Royal IV - Flagship of the Flag Officer Aircraft Carriers - a mobile airfield and a most impressive sight as she launches a Phantom from one of her catapults. She had a standard displacement of 43,000 tons, a beam of 168 feet, and was 846 feet long. Ships company numbered 2,570 and her Air Group consisted of Phantom Interceptors, Buccaneer strike and Gannet AEW aircraft together with Wessex SAR and Sea King ASW helicopters. She served her Nation and the Royal Navy for 23 years and sailed 800,000 miles of valuable service, finally being decommissioned in 1979. Ark Royal by Philip West. Click For Details DHM2206
Hit and run attacks by fast moving German E-Boats were a constant threat to vital Allied shipping in the Mediterranean during the second World War. Often made under cover of darkness, these fast, highly manoeuvrable craft would speed through a convoy, release their torpedoes, and disappear into the night. During the night of 15 June 1942 German E-Boats of the 3rd Flotilla left their Eastern Mediterranean base at Derna to intercept an Allied convoy bound for the island of Malta. Shortly after midnight, under the command of Leutnant Seigfried Wuppermann, the motor torpedo boat S-56 slipped past two Royal Navy escort destroyers to make a stern attack on the British cruiser HMS Newcastle. Alerted to the incoming attack, suddenly a searchlight at Newcastles foremast switched on, illuminating S-56 from stem to stern. Reacting quickly, Wuppermann fired two torpedoes in quick succession from 600 yards, and turned hard to starboard to make good his escape. A second searchlight aboard Newcastle pin-pointed S-56, but by then it was too late. Travelling at 33 knots, under fire from the escorts, S-56 threw out a smoke screen and released depth charges as a distraction, and disappeared into the darkness. Robert Taylors action packed painting shows S-56 some thirty seconds after release of her torpedoes, as the first explodes against the hull of HMS Newcastle. The second will strike a few seconds later. The cruiser, though badly damaged, limped back to Alexandria. Night Attack on the Newcastle by Robert Taylor. Click For Details DHM2259
Produced with the co-operation and agreement of 801 Naval Fighter Squadron, Yeovilton, the picture clearly demonstrates the skills of the aircrew and ship crew as a Sea Harrier lines up to land on HMS Illustrious. 801 Squadron was the last to operate this aircraft. In the background is HMS Gloucester which operates in conjunction with Illustrious to provide protection with her Sea Dart missiles. This picture was issued to commemorate the forthcoming stand down of 801 Squadron in March 2006 and the withdrawal from service of the Sea Harrier. Fighter Recovery by Robert Tomlin. Click For Details DHM2583
DHM4020. HMS Sheffield 1988 by Tony Fernandes. HMS Sheffield 1988 by Tony Fernandes. Click For Details DHM4020
DHM4021. HMS Sheffield 1988 No2 by Tony Fernandes. HMS Sheffield 1988 No2 by Tony Fernandes. Click For Details DHM4021
HMS Queen Elizabeth coming out under full power in a stormy sea from Weymouth on exercise during the period between 1927 and 1934. She is followed by her sisters, HMS Warspite and HMS Royal Sovereign. Glory Days by David Shepherd. Click For Details DSH0435
When he reached the beach, Lieutenant DOyly-Hughes plunged into the seas in his clothes and swam out to where he expected his ship to be. It had moved, however, and he was compelled to return and hide on the shore. At dawn he left everything behind and swam along the hopes of finding the ship, blowing his whistle at intervals to announce his whereabouts. On rounding a cliff he observed what he thought were Turkish boats making out from shore towards him. He immediately made for the beach again, where he discovered that the cause of his fears was his own ship. A last short swim, exhausted though he was, brought to safety among his men. Lieutenant DOyly-Hughes Brought In To His Ship On His Return From His Exploit. Click For Details DTE0016
After Lieutenant Norman Holbrook, V.C., had crept up the Dardanelles the Turks greatly improved the anti-submarine defences of the narrow channel. The submerged minefields were increased, and in certain parts hulks were sunk to impede the progress of our submarines. Lieut. –Commander Boyle and those with him therefore performed a great feat, to which it is impossible to do full justice, in getting through to the Sea of Marmora and returning safely. For the great services of the E14, which lasted three weeks, Lieut. –Commander Boyle was awarded the V.C.; Lieutenant E. G. Stanley and Acting-Lieutenant R. W. Lawrence the D.S.O., and each member of the crew the D.S.M. Lieutenant- Commander Boyle In Submarine E14 Evading Turkish Mines Passing Through The Dardanelles. Click For Details DTE0050
For eight months the Konigsberg lay in her undignified retreat, and then two monitors were despatched to East Africa by the Admirality. The Severn (Commander E. Fullerton) and Mersey (Lieut.- Commander R.A. Wilson) made their first attack on July 6th 1915. An aeroplane was sent up to discover the whereabouts of the Konigsberg, and found her with great palm branches lashed to her masts and her decks scattered about with follage so as to render her invisible. With the aeroplane to direct the firing the British gunners soon made hits, but the day ended with the Konigsberg still firing her four guns. The end came on the 11th, when the Severn, decked to resemble a floating island, drifted up the river near to the unsuspecting Konigsberg. A heavy duel ensued, and to cut a long story short the Severn won the day. For this good work, Commander Fitzmaurice, Fullerton and Wilson of the Navy, and Squadron-Commander R. Gordon, Flight-Commander Cull, and Flight-Sub-Lieutenant H. J. Arnold, of the Air Service, each received the D.S.O. An Aeroplane Directing The Fire Of The Severn And Mersey On The German Cruiser Konigsberg. Click For Details DTE0070
The crowning moment of E11s adventure was her sudden appearance in the harbour of Constantinople, to the utter consternation of the inhabitants. Lieutenant0Commander Nasmith fired two torpedoes, his objective being some transports, which were moored at the quayside. Unfortunately, strong currents deflected the torpedoes. The first blew up a barge with such force that it damaged a neighbouring transport, which had to be run ashore to avoid sinking. The second hit the quay itself and destroyed a great length of it. Immediately, every Turkish battery set up a fierce bark of protest, but too late. E11 had disappeared. It was a long time before the good citizens of Constantinople recovered their nerves. E11 Working Havoc In Constantinople Harbour. Click For Details DTE0094
At the approach of the British flotilla the Turkish forces fled, but so rapidly did the Shaitan pursue her way through the town of Amara and beyond, that she succeeded in getting into a position from which her guns commanded the line of the Turkish retreat. Then followed the rather ludicrous sight of eleven Turkish officers and 250 men laying down their arms and throwing up their hands to this pigmy improvised warship, rather than run the gauntlet of her small but well served guns. The days work resulted in the occupation of Amara, including the capture of a garrison of a thousand, and the Governor and Commander-in-Chief of the forces that had been driven from Kurnah. Lieutenant Singleton was awarded the D.S.O. Eleven Turkish Officers And 250 Men Surrender To Lieutenant Singleton. Click For Details DTE0114
The non-combatant members of the Carmanias crew also distinguished themselves during the action with the Cap Trafalgar. Though running considerable risk from shells which burst about the upper works of the ship, two stewards went from one gun crew to another with buckets of limejuice and water for the refreshment of the men who were working in the sweltering heat of a tropical sun. Together with others of the crew they were awarded the D.S.M. The Scene Amongst The Gunners Of The Carmania During The Action With The Cap Trafalgar. Click For Details DTE0134
The German torpedo boats, the A2 and the A6, immediately attacked the three remaining vessels, the Barbados, Miura and Chirsit, riddling their upper works with machine gun fire, though doing little real damage. Their attention was specially directed at first to the Barbados, and her skipper being badly wounded in the foot, Lieutenant-Commander Sir James Domville took the wheel and handled the ship with great dexterity. The Chirsit a vessel captured from the enemy and now commanded by Sub-Lieutenant Stapleford-drew away from the thick of the fight to draw the fire of the enemy upon hi vessel. These tactics were successful, and the A6, which engaged her, was so much occupied that she did not notice the Miura, commanded by Sub-Lieutenant Leslie Kersley, R.N.R., coming up on her quarter. Soon, however, the enemy fired a torpedo. It missed, and a few moments later the Miura crashed into her stern, knocking a hole in her below the water line, besides sending some of her crew overboard. The Miura, Commanded By Sub-Lieutenant Leslie Kersley, R.N.R., Ramming A German Torpedo-Boat. Click For Details DTE0154
With the A6 badly damaged and down by the stern, the Germans thought it wise to make for home. The Barbados had, however, got into touch by wireless with the destroyer Leonidas, who in turn summoned three of her sister craft. The two German torpedo boats soon saw four columns of smoke on the horizon, and they knew they were being pursued. Within an hour both vessels had met their fate, and were lying at the bottom of the sea. Forty-four of the total number of fifty-nine officers and men on board the Germans were picked up from the sea It then came to light that when the Columbia sank, one of her officers and two of her men were picked up and afterwards locked up by the Germans. Though the British saved forty-four of the Germans, the latter, utterly indifferent to the fate of the British sailors, left them to drown like rats in a trap. British Torpedo Boat Destroyers In Pursuit Of The German Torpedo Boats A2 and A6. Click For Details DTE0157
After Sir Frederick Sturdees victory over Admiral von Spee, off the Falkland Islands, on December 8th 1914, the cruiser Dresden remained the sole representative of the regular German Navy on the high seas, and hid amongst the innumerable islands off the Chilean coast of South America. The scattered squadron in search of her was under the orders of Captain John Luce, of H.M.S. Glasgow, and included among other vessels the armoured cruiser Kent (Captain John D. Allen) and the armed liner Orama (Captain John R Seagrave). On March 4th 1915, the Kent received a wireless message from the Glasgow, telling her that if she proceeded to a certain port she might come across Dresden. For a few days she hunted in vain, but at daybreak on March 8th caught sight of her. The Kent sped as hard as she could, but the Dresden was a faster ship, and night came on without the British ship being able to get within range. The Kent was now running short of coal, and spent the next day and night filling her bunkers from the colliers before putting to sea again. After Filling Her Bunkers The Kent Once More Searched For The Dresden. Click For Details DTE0190
DTE210. HMS Birmingham Commanded by Captain Arthur Duff, Hitting the Conning Tower of the German Submarine U15. HMS Birmingham Commanded by Captain Arthur Duff, Hitting the Conning Tower of the German Submarine U15. Click For Details DTE0210
On November 7th 1914, the British Expeditionary Force operating from the Persian Gulf landed at Fao, a village on the broad and deep waters of the Shatt-el-Arab. Early in the advance valuable work was done by the Clio and Espiegle, two sloops of one thousand tons, armed with six 4-inch and four 3-pounder guns, and commanded respectively by Commander Colin Mackenzie, D.S.O., who was specially promoted for his services, and Captain Wilfrid Nunn, who was awarded the D.S.O. As the advance progressed in shallower waters, there vessels gave way to an improvised fleet of tugs and paddle steamers.  The British Armed Sloops Clio and Espiegle Steaming Along the Shatt-El-Arab. Click For Details DTE0219
As the Kaiser Wilhelm der Grosse was sinking three boatloads of men were seen to leave her and make for the shore. The Highflyer at once signalled that the enemy might abandon their ship without interference, and as the Kaiser Wilhelm der Grosse had ceased fire, the Highflyer ceased also. Two boats were then dispatched from the Highflyer with surgeons, sick berth attendants, and medical store to assist the enemys wounded. Shortly afterwards the Kaiser Wilhelm der Grosse heeled over and sank in about fifty feet of water. A Boat Setting Out From HMS Highflyer with Surgical And Medical Aid For The Enemys Wounded Click For Details DTE0262
Seeing that the Majestics boat was badly damaged, Lieutenant Commander Eric G Robinson with whom were Lieutenant A. C. Brooke Webb, of the Royal Naval Reserve and Midshipman John B Wooley, hurriedly steamed alongside to take off her crew. There was only one casualty, that of a mortally wounded man. Amidst a storm of whells from the shore batteries and forts, the Triumphs boat steamed off down stream, leaving the enemy to concentrate their fire on the drifting wreck of the Majestics boat. In a general signal, Vice Admiral De Robeck congratulated those who had had a hand in the daring exploit. Lieutenant Commander Robinson had previously been awarded the V.C. and for his services on this occasion was promoted to Commander. The D.S.O. was awarded to Lieutenant Godwin, and Lieutenant Brooke Webb and Midshipman Wooley were awarded the D.S.C. The crews of both boats received the D.S.M. The men of the Majestic being taken aboard the Triumphs picket boat. Click For Details DTE0391
Seeing that the enemys destroyers were searching for her the E9 dived again. But when a short interval, she came up a second time, the Hela had disappeared. Large numbers of German destroyers had however been sent out from Heligoland, and were now cruising round with every conceivable device for snaring and destroying submarines. But the E9 kept clear of them for many hours, and at length arrived safely at Harwich. The arrival at Harwich of the British submarine E9. Click For Details DTE0396
Accompanying the light cruiser Undaunted, which Captain Cecil Fox, who was in command of a flotilla, commanded were the destroyers Lance (Commander W de M Egerton) Lennox (Lieut Commander R Dane) Legion (Lieut-Commander Claud F Allsup) and Loyal (Lieut-Commander F Burges Watson) While steaming off the Dutch coast on October 17th 1914, the smoke of four vessels was seen to the north. Captain Fox at once ordered his vessels to clear for action and to give chase at full speed. On sighting them, the enemy turned and fled, and the British vessels dashed forward at over thirty miles an hour, washed from end to end by sea and spray. A British flotilla commanded by Captain Fox, sights a German flotilla steaming southwards. Click For Details DTE0427
Within a few hours of the outbreak of war a division of British destroyers, accompanied by the light cruiser Amphion, under the command of Captain C. H. Fox, slipped out from Harwich to begin searchlight the lower end of the North Sea. On falling in with a trawler they were told by the skipper that a suspicious looking vessel had been seen throwing things overboard. Steaming on at full speed, the four leading destroyers very soon sighted what appeared to be a Great Eastern Railway steamer making towards the Dutch coast. As they rushed forward, the steamer began to put on speed, and she was soon running for all she was worth. A warning shot was fired, summoning her to stop. But as she failed to do so, the 31-pounders of the destroyers opened fire. British Destroyers, accompanied by the light cruiser Amphion, under the command of Captain C. H. Fox chasing the German mine laying ship Konigin Luise. Click For Details DTE0431
Having sunk the Konigin Luise, the Amphion and her destroyers continued their search in the North Sea. In the early morning if August 6th 1914, after making a detour to avoid mines, they approached the spot where the minelayer had first been seen. About 6.30 a.m. the dull thud of a mine explosion was suddenly heard beneath the fore part of the cruiser. A great mass of water was thrown high into the air, and almost at once a sheet of flame enveloped the bridge, rendering the captain insensible. Every man whom had not bee killed or wounded rushed to his post, and by the time Captain Fox had recovered his senses the whole of the fore part of the ship was on fire. As the destroyers closed in on the doomed vessel to pick up the survivors, the men were lined up on deck calmly awaiting orders. Of the Amphions crew. 131 officers and en were lost, besides many of the Germans rescued from the Konigin Luise. British Destroyers standing by the doomed cruiser Amphion to take off her crew. Click For Details DTE0432
At three oclock on the morning of December 13th 1914, the B11, commanded by Lieutenant Norman Douglas Holbrook, left her parent ship to attempt the passage of the Dardenelles. She proceeded on the surface at first, but sank and lower on creeping along between the hostile shores. Dropping down to sixty feet she groped her way, and at length crept under five rows of submerged mines, which the Turks had laid for the defence of the Straits. The British submarine B11 leaving her parent ship to attempt the passage of the Dardanelles. Click For Details DTE0463
Having reached the middle of the Narrows just before noon, Lieutenant Holbrook brought his vessel cautiously to the surface. At the periscope projected above water torpedo craft were seen in the distance, and a Turkish battleship lay at anchor on the inner side of the minefield. The B11 dived on sighting the latter, and the men made ready to discharge torpedoes from the tubes in the bows. The submarine then slowly rose to the surface, so that Lieutenant Holbrook might again sight the battleship. Having got his craft into the line with the Messoudieh, he gave the order to release a torpedo. At the same moment the enemy detected the periscope, and ships and forts opened a heavy fire. But the B11 which was too quick for the enemy was soon grating along the bottom at a depth of only thirty feet. The B11 torpedoes the Turkish battleship Messoudieh. Click For Details DTE0464
When the fleet of Admiral Graf von Spee was about six miles off the Falkland Islands, and was rushing unawares into a deadly trap, the Canopus opened fire at the leading ships with her 12-inch guns from behind a tongue of land, which concealed her position. The enemy thereupon altered their course, turning slightly away. Soon afterwards, when as it seemed, they had detected the tripod masts of the great British cruisers behind the hills, they suddenly made a half turn to starboard. The Canopus opening fire on Admiral Graf Von Spees Fleet from behind a tongue of land at the Falklands Islands. Click For Details DTE0492
Nearly two hundred of the Gneisenaus crew were picked up after she sank, but many of these died as a consequence of their sudden immersion in nearly freezing water. The survivors declared that nearly six hundred men had been killed outright onboard, and that the entire upper deck of the ship had been shot away. When every round of ammunition had been fired, the surviving officers opened the submerged torpedo tubes to let in the water and sink the ship. For his services in destroying the German squadron, Admiral Sir Frederick Sturdee was created a Baronet. In the Invincible, Mr Thomas A Wells, Carpenter R.N., was awarded the Distinguished Service Cross, while leading seamen (first Class Gunlayer) F.S. Martin, and engine room Artificer G. H. F. McCarten, were given the Distinguished Service Medal, which decoration was also awarded to Chief engine Room Artificer robber Snowdon of the Inflexible. Boats from the British ships picking up the survivors of the Gneisenau. Click For Details DTE0496
The bombardment of the Turkish forts in the Dardanelles on March 18th 1915, had been continued for an hour and a half by the six relieving battleships, when, just after four oclock, a terrific explosion occurred beneath the forward part of the Irresistible. Water rushed through a gaping hole in the side of the great 15,000 ton ship, and she instantly canted over to port. The mining of the Irresistible in the Dardanelles. Click For Details DTE0524
Having put the Irresistible men onboard the Queen Elizabeth, the Wear again returned to the sinking ship. All the officers who had remained behind successfully taken off, and then shortly before six oclock, the battleship went down. For what was described by Vice Admiral de Robeck as a very fine display of seamanship Captain Metcalfe was awarded the D.S.O. The Destroyer Wear returns to the Irresistible to take off her officers. Click For Details DTE0527
On the Christmas Eve of 1914 three vessels, carrying seaplanes, left Harwich, escorted by cruisers, destroyers and submarines, for an aerial reconnaissance at Heligoland and the German North Sea ports. Seven aeroplanes were taken, and they were launched in spite of a dense fog. When the fog began to clear, the British ships found themselves pursued by two Zeppelins and several German seaplanes, as they were proceeding to the spot where they were to meet the returning airmen. The light cruisers Arethusa and Undaunted opened fire, and some 6-inch shells burst very close to the Zeppelins, which turned and made off. The seaplanes were more daring, but, though they got directly over the ships, they did not succeed in hitting them. The First Fight Between Warships And Zeppelins. Click For Details DTE0714
Learning of the Laertes plight, the destroyer Lapwing at once dashed to her rescue. Amidst the continuous shriek of the enemys shells, the men at work in the Laertes heard a faint cheer from those on deck. The Lapwing had arrived, and with magnificent seamanship Lieutenant-Commander Alexander Gye swung his vessel round across the bows of the disabled Laertes. The men then got a hawser aboard, and the Lapwing began to tow the Laertes out of the zone of fire; and then - the hawser snapped. Lieutenant-Commander A Gye Swings The Lapwing Round Across The Bows Of The Disabled Laertes. Click For Details DTE0743
For some time the two British destroyers, Laurel and Liberty, were exposed to an attack of overwhelming strength. Commander Frank Rose was struck in the left leg by a shell splinter early in the action, but he refused to leave his dangerous post. Later, however, he was struck in the other leg, and, as he was unable to stand, handed over the command to Lieutenant Charles Peploe. Suddenly a German shell enveloped the Laurel in a cloud of black smoke, and before it cleared away, British cruisers came to her assistance. Commander Rose was awarded the D.S.O., Lieutenant Peploe the D.S.C., and Engineer Lieutenant-Commander E. H. T. Meeson the D.S.O., besides being promoted to Commander. Many of the crew were awarded the D.S.M. In the Liberty Lieutenant H. E. Horan and Gunner H. Morgan was awarded the D.S.C., while Engineer Lieutenant-Commander F. A. Butler was granted accelerated promotion. The Disabled Laurel An Easy Target For The Enemy, Is Rescued By British Cruisers. Click For Details DTE0744
It happened that Vice-Admiral Sir David Beatty was making a patrol cruise off the English coast with a force of similar composition to the German, and disposed in much the same way. That is, the light cruisers and the destroyers were out ahead of the main squadron. Shortly before half past seven the lookout in the Lion, Sir David Beattys flagship, which was commanded by Captain A. E. M. Chatfield, sighted the flash of guns. A few minutes later a message was passed to the flagship to the effect that the cruiser Aurora, commanded by Captain W. S. Nicholson, was in action with the advanced guard of the German fleet. In a very short time the whole fleet was going hell for leather after the flying Germans. The Lion, Sir David Beattys flagship, And Other Great Vessels Dashing After The flying Germans. Click For Details DTE0808
As time passed the British gunners got the range and the Germans bean to suffer heavily. Time after time salvos of shells from the great British guns crashed down on to the enemys ships. The Battle of Jutland. Click For Details DTE0852
Sighting the enemy battle fleet, Commander Bingham, in the Nestor, followed by the one remaining destroyer of his division (Nicator) with dauntless courage closed to within 3,000 yards of the enemy in order to attain a favourable position for firing the torpedoes. While making this attack, Nicator were under concentrated fire of the secondary batteries of the High Sea Fleet. Commander Bingham was awarded the V.C. for the extremely gallant way in he led his division. The Destroyer Nestor Closes To Within 3,000 Yards Of The Enemy To Fire The Torpedoes. Click For Details DTE0855
The incident which appealed most strongly to the nation was one in which the hero was one of the most junior in the fleet. Boy (First Class) John Travers Cornwall, of the Chester, was mortally wounded early in the action. He nevertheless remained standing alone at a most exposed post, quietly awaiting orders until the end of the action, with the guns crew dead and wounded all round him. Admiral Beatty recommended his case for special recognition, and an award of the V.C. was made. Boy (First Class) J. T. Cornwell Of The Chester Though Mortally wounded, Stands At His Post Amid The dead And Wounded Guns Crew. Click For Details DTE0859
While a wounded seaman was being passed across in a stretcher, from a cruiser Warrior to the seaplane-carrier Engadine, the rolling of the ships threw him into the water. Flight-Lieutenant Rutland at once jumped overboard and, thanks to his aid, the wounded man was hoisted on board the Engadine, but unfortunately he had been so badly crushed that life was already extinct, Lieutenant Rutland was awarded the Albert Medal for his gallant action, and he also received the D.S.C. for his valuable flying services. Flight Lieutenant Saving A Wounded Seaman Who Had Fallen Into The Sea. Click For Details DTE0860
FM0001. HMS Boadicia by W Fred Mitchell. HMS Boadicia by W Fred Mitchell. Click For Details FM0001
FM0003. HMS Temeraire by W Fred Mitchell. HMS Temeraire by W Fred Mitchell. Click For Details FM0003
FM0004. HMS Shah by W Fred Mitchell. HMS Shah by W Fred Mitchell. Click For Details FM0004
FM0005. HMS Wild Swan by W Fred Mitchell. HMS Wild Swan by W Fred Mitchell. Click For Details FM0005
FM0006. HMS Neptune by W Fred Mitchell. HMS Neptune by W Fred Mitchell. Click For Details FM0006
GIFP0974GL. The Scapa Flow. A Winter Gale by William Lionel Wyllie. The Scapa Flow. A Winter Gale by W L Wyllie. (GL) Click For Details GIFP0974
GITW0200GS. Masters of the Sea by William Lionel Wyllie. Masters of the Sea by W L Wyllie.(GS) Click For Details GITW0200
A Fairey Swordfish launches from the Royal Navy aircraft carrier HMS Eagle in 1939. HMS Eagle would later fall victim to German U-boat U-73 on 11th August 1942. Viceless Lady by Ivan Berryman. (GS) Click For Details IBF0044
A Sea King helicopter landing on an Illustrious class carrier. Home Safe by Ivan Berryman. Click For Details IBF0049
A Sea Harrier FRS1 scrambles from HMS Ark Royal in the late 1980s. Command of the Sea by Ivan Berryman. Click For Details IBF0050
Robert Taylors tribute to HMS Ark Royal, Britains last conventional aircraft carrier, seen steaming with her Phantoms on deck. Launched in 1950, HMS Ark Royal entered service in 1955 and her flag flying tours over the next two decades took her to the far corners of the world. Ark Royal by Robert Taylor Click For Details RST0006
<b>SOLD OUT. HMS Hood by Robert Taylor. Click For Details RST0018
<b>SOLD OUT. HMS Kelly by Robert Taylor. Click For Details RST0021
<b>SOLD OUT. Launch Against the Bismarck by Robert Taylor. Click For Details RST0029
<b>SOLD OUT. Steaming Into Wind by Robert Taylor. Click For Details RST0051
<b>SOLD OUT. HMS Cavalier by Robert Taylor. Click For Details RST0083
Royal Navy carrier Illustrious in Grand Harbour, Malta. HMS Illustrious by Robert Taylor. Click For Details RT0004
Thomas Sopwith was a distinguished British aviator who organized the Sopwith Aviation Company. Sopwith produced an aircraft which won the coveted Schneider Trophy race. With the start of WW I, Sopwith Aviation shifted its focus to military aircraft, and was to become one the major suppliers to both the Royal Air Corps and the Royal Naval Air Service. In October of 1914 two Sopwith Tabloids flew a 200-mile round trip strike against the airship sheds at Dusseldorf and Cologne. The Sopwith Strutter firmly entrenched Sopwith as a producer of quality-built aircraft. The Strutter was a precursor of the Sopwith Pup, which would serve as the Royal Navys first carrier aircraft. The first production Pup was delivered to the Royal Navy in 1916. Most Pups were powered by a 80-HP Le Rhone radial engine, which gave the Pup a top speed of 115-MPH and an endurance of three hours. Many Navy Pups were modified to utilize a tripod mounted Lewis gun which could be fired forward or upwards through a cutout in the upper wing. Sopwith Pups were also utilized on battlecruisers. In fact, a Pup launched from the HMS Yarmouth downed the Zeppelin L.23 in August of 1917. The Royal Navys HMS Furious was the first dedicated aircraft carrier in the world. The Furious was initially laid down as a battlecruiser, but the design was modified during construction to include a flying deck forward of the main bridge. This configuration allowed aircraft to be launched as the Furious steamed into the wind. An attempt at recovery by having aircraft side slip on to the deck proved ineffective with one of the early attempts resulting in the death of the pilot, Squadron Commander E. H. Dunning, who had made the worlds first successful carrier landing on a ship underway only days earllier. The Royal Navy decided to further modify the Furious by adding a second deck aft of the bridge. The fore and aft decks were connected by a narrow ramp on either side of the funnel and bridge, and this permitted aircraft to be to moved between the two decks. Sets of longitudinal wires were set across the aft deck, and were designed to catch the skids of the Sopwith Pups during landings. Recovering aircraft was still tricky, and a rope barrier was erected aft of the mainmast to prevent aircraft which overshot from crashing into the superstructure of the ship. The first carrier-based naval air strike in history was carried out against the Zeppelin hangars at Tondern by the Furious on July 19, 1918. Seven Sopwith Camels, each carrying two 50-pound bombs were utilized for this mission. This important moment in the history of naval aviation is captured magnificently in Stan Stokes highly detailed painting entitled Fast and Furious. Fast and Furious by Stan Stokes. Click For Details STK0005
HMS Amethyst about to return fire while a Sunderland of 88 Squadron makes a hurried departure, 23rd of April 1949. Yangtse Incident by Timothy OBrien. Click For Details TO0001
WY2. The Great Review at Spithead by W L Wyllie. The Great Review at Spithead by W L Wyllie. Click For Details WY0002
WY4. Destroyers Engaging the German Cruiser Mainz by W L Wyllie. Destroyers Engaging the German Cruiser Mainz by W L Wyllie. Click For Details WY0004
WY5. The Battle Cruisers Arrive by W L Wyllie. The Battle Cruisers Arrive by W L Wyllie. Click For Details WY0005
WY6. Transferring the Dead, Wounded and Prisoners by W L Wyllie. Transferring the Dead, Wounded and Prisoners by W L Wyllie. Click For Details WY0006
WY8. Carmania Engages Cap Trafalgar by W L Wyllie. Carmania Engages Cap Trafalgar by W L Wyllie. Click For Details WY0008
WY9. Carmania and Cap Trafalgar: The End of the Battle by W L Wyllie. Carmania and Cap Trafalgar: The End of the Battle by W L Wyllie. Click For Details WY0009
WY10. Sydney and Emden off North Keeling Island by W L Wyllie. Sydney and Emden off North Keeling Island by W L Wyllie. Click For Details WY0010
WY11. The Track of the Hun by W L Wyllie. The Track of the Hun by W L Wyllie. Click For Details WY0011
WY12. Invincible and Inflexible Steaming Out of Port Stanley by W L Wyllie. Invincible and Inflexible Steaming Out of Port Stanley by W L Wyllie. Click For Details WY0012
WY13. Invincible and Inflexible in Chase of Von Spees Squadron by W L Wyllie. Invincible and Inflexible in Chase of Von Spees Squadron by W L Wyllie. Click For Details WY0013
WY17. Warning a Merchant Ship of a Minefield by W L Wyllie. Warning a Merchant Ship of a Minefield by W L Wyllie. Click For Details WY0017
WY18. Light Cruisers Putting to Sea by W L Wyllie. Light Cruisers Putting to Sea by W L Wyllie. Click For Details WY0018
WY19. Dogger Bank Battle: Aurora begins the Action by W L Wyllie. Dogger Bank Battle: Aurora begins the Action by W L Wyllie. Click For Details WY0019
WY20. Lion, Tiger and Princess Royal in Chase by W L Wyllie. Lion, Tiger and Princess Royal in Chase by W L Wyllie. Click For Details WY0020
WY21. Battle Cruisers, Light Cruisers and Destroyers in Chase by W L Wyllie. Battle Cruisers, Light Cruisers and Destroyers in Chase by W L Wyllie. Click For Details WY0021
WY22. A Submarine Taking a Rest by W L Wyllie. A Submarine Taking a Rest by W L Wyllie. Click For Details WY0022
WY23. Amethyst Engaging Turkish Batteries off Kephez Point by W L Wyllie. Amethyst Engaging Turkish Batteries off Kephez Point by W L Wyllie. Click For Details WY0023
WY24. Bombarding Turkish Batteries at Chanak, March 18th, 1915 by W L Wyllie. Bombarding Turkish Batteries at Chanak, March 18th, 1915 by W L Wyllie. Click For Details WY0024
WY25. Bombarding the Narrows, March 18th 1915 by W L Wyllie. Bombarding the Narrows, March 18th 1915 by W L Wyllie. Click For Details WY0025
WY27. Princess Royal in Dry Dock after the Jutland Battle by W L Wyllie. Princess Royal in Dry Dock after the Jutland Battle by W L Wyllie. Click For Details WY0027
WY28. Iron Duke in Pentland Firth by W L Wyllie. Iron Duke in Pentland Firth by W L Wyllie. Click For Details WY0028
WY29. Battle Cruisers Zigzagging in the North Sea by W L Wyllie. Battle Cruisers Zigzagging in the North Sea by W L Wyllie. Click For Details WY0029
WY30. Scapa Flow, A Winter Gale by W L Wyllie. Scapa Flow, A Winter Gale by W L Wyllie. Click For Details WY0030
WY32. Revenge and Lion by W L Wyllie. Revenge and Lion by W L Wyllie. Click For Details WY0032
WY34. The Track of the Lusitania by W L Wyllie. The Track of the Lusitania by W L Wyllie. Click For Details WY0034
WY35. The Chase of the U-boat by W L Wyllie. The Chase of the U-boat by W L Wyllie. Click For Details WY0035
WY37. Benbow with Sister Battleships Deploying into Line by W L Wyllie. Benbow with Sister Battleships Deploying into Line by W L Wyllie. Click For Details WY0037
WY38. Saving the Crew of Audacious by W L Wyllie. Saving the Crew of Audacious by W L Wyllie. Click For Details WY0038
WY39. Battleships at Target Practice in the Atlantic by W L Wyllie. Battleships at Target Practice in the Atlantic by W L Wyllie. Click For Details WY0039
WY40. A Light Cruiser off Scapa Pier by W L Wyllie. A Light Cruiser off Scapa Pier by W L Wyllie. Click For Details WY0040
WY41. Picket Boats, Trawlers and Battleships in Scapa Flow by W L Wyllie. Picket Boats, Trawlers and Battleships in Scapa Flow by W L Wyllie. Click For Details WY0041
WY42. Battleships in the Forth by W L Wyllie. Battleships in the Forth by W L Wyllie. Click For Details WY0042
WY43. Renown by W L Wyllie. Renown by W L Wyllie. Click For Details WY0043
WY44. Glorious and Furious Riding out a Gale in the Forth by W L Wyllie. Glorious and Furious Riding out a Gale in the Forth by W L Wyllie. Click For Details WY0044
WY45. Valiant and Malaya by W L Wyllie. Valiant and Malaya by W L Wyllie. Click For Details WY0045
WY46. Lion Leading the Battle Cruisers by W L Wyllie. Lion Leading the Battle Cruisers by W L Wyllie. Click For Details WY0046
WY47. Southampton in the Battle of Jutland by W L Wyllie. Southampton in the Battle of Jutland by W L Wyllie. Click For Details WY0047
WY48. Defence and Warrior in Action by W L Wyllie. Defence and Warrior in Action by W L Wyllie. Click For Details WY0048
WY49. The Second Division at Jutland by W L Wyllie. The Second Division at Jutland by W L Wyllie. Click For Details WY0049
WY50. Royal Oak, Acasta, Benbow, Superb, and Canada in Action by W L Wyllie. Royal Oak, Acasta, Benbow, Superb, and Canada in Action by W L Wyllie. Click For Details WY0050

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