History of HMS Furious, Royal Navy
aircraft carrier in naval art print and original naval sketch. HMS Furious
built by Armstrong, Wallsend. HMS Furious former light battle cruiser of
world war 1 reconstructed as a flush decked aircraft carrier.
HMS Furious, launched on the 15th
August 1916, at Armstrong at Wallsend. A former light Battle cruiser with
two 18 - inch guns and ten 5.5inch guns underwent three major
reconstructions. with the last reconstruction as a flush decked aircraft
carrier. later a small "island" was fitted along with several
20mm Anti aircraft guns. HMS Furious served in the Home fleet between 1939
- 1944 and then in reserve 1944 to 1945. Finally being scrapped initially
at Dalmuir on the 15th March 1948 and the Hull scrapped at Troon 22th June
1948. Displacement:
22,450 tons, and a compliment of 748 excluding
aircrew. Speed 30.5
Knots. Armament 12 - 4inch guns in pairs and 24 -
2pounder AA guns in threes. Aircraft: 33
On the 11th August 1942, Flight Lieutenant Geoffrey Wellum DFC, having just taken off from the deck of HMS Furious, leads his section of gathering Spitfires on the long journey to Malta. They are much-needed reinforcements for the beleaguered island, now in the twenty-sixth month of its siege. To enable each of the 38 Spitfires dispatched from Furious to reach Malta, over three hours flying time away, they carry maximum fuel together with a centre-line over-load tank. Even their ammunition is removed to save weight. Escorting Furious to her aft is the Cruiser HMS Manchester together with Destroyers Brave and Lithe. To their port side is the Ohio tanker laden with fuel during what became an epic voyage. In the distance HMS Eagle succumbs to an Axis torpedo attack. The success of Operation Pedestal was absolutely critical for the survival of Malta, bringing desperately needed fuel, food and ammunition to the Island. Losses were heavy but the courage and determination by all involved prev.........
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.
Item Code : DHM1010
HMS Furious with HMS Revenge by Ivan Berryman. - Editions Available
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 cutou.........
HMS Captain at the Battle of Cape St Vincent by Ivan Berryman (P) Half Price - £5250.00
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HMS Carmania sinking the German armed liner SS Cap Trafalgar off Ilha da Trindade, South Atlantic. 14th September 1914. By Ivan Berryman. (AP) Half Price - £25.00
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