HMS Iron Duke at Weymouth Bay 1927 by Randall Wilson.

HMS Iron Duke a veteran of the Battle of Jutland and Flagship of Lord Jelicoe at that engagement, is seen here painted in the rays of the setting sun at Weymouth Bay 1927.

Signed Limited edition of 1150 prints plus 50 artist proofs.

Print code number DHM733. Image size 25" x 15" (plus white border and text).

Print price £70 ($120). . . Artist Proof Price £95 ($170)

Original Oil Painting for sale Oil on Canvas 36" x24" Price £2,000 (Export)

HMS Iron Duke was built at Cammell Laird in Portsmouth and Launched on the 12th October 1912. after 1931 she became a Gunnery Training Ship and Base Ship for the Home Fleet between 1939 and 1945. She was scrapped at Faslane in Scotland 19th August 1946.

Compliment 589. Armament 6 13.5 inch Guns (3 x 2 ) and 12 6-inch Guns . Machinery 4-shaft Turbines, S.H.P 31,000 giving a top speed of 21.25 knots this was reduced to 18 knots with mutilated boiler power. . Displacement 21,250 tons, .

HMS Barham, with HMS Eagle at Malta by Ivan Berryman

HMS Barham is shown with the aircraft carrier HMS Eagle between the wars at Malta, both of these ships were sunk by U-Boat attacks during World war Two.

Signed Limited edition of 1,150 prints plus 50 Artist Proofs.

Print code number DHM1003. Image size 25" x15" (plus white border and text and printed remarque picture).

Print price £70 ($120) Artist proof Price £95 ($170).

Original Oil Painting for Sale Oil on Canvas 36" x24" Price £2,500 (export)

HMS BARHAM was build at John Brown shipbuilders, Clydebank and launched 31st December 1914, Took part at Jutland was hit six times and was under repair for 5 weeks. Between the wars. she served in the Mediterranean from 1935 but was attached to the Home Fleet in the autumn of 1939. on the 28th December 1939 she was torpedoed by U-30 and was under repair till April 1940. She took part in the Bombardment of the French fleet at Mers-el-Kebir in July 1940 and the Battle of Cape Matapan in march 1941, also at the Bombardment of Bardia and Tripoli. She was damaged by a 500KG bomb off Crete on the 27th May 1941, and repaired at Alexandria by the end of July 1941. HMS Barham was torpedoed and sunk by U-331 off Soloum on the 25th November 1941. only 396 of her crew were saved from a compliment of 1,258.

Compliment 1,124 to 1,258. Armament 8 15-inch Guns and 12 6-inch guns and 8 4-inch A.A Guns 16 2-pdr AA Guns and 1 aircraft. Speed 24 knots, Displacement 31,100 tons.

HMS Malaya at Capetown, South Africa. by Ivan Berryman

Signed Limited edition of 1,150 prints plus 50 Artist proofs.

Print code number DHM...... Image size 25" x15" (plus border and text and printed remarque). . . . . . . . . . . . . . Price £70 ($120). Artist proof price £95 ($170)

Original Oil Painting for sale, Oil On Canvas 36" x24" Price £2,500 (export price)

HMS Malaya was build by Armstrong Ship Builders, and Launched 18th March 1915. She took part in the Battle of Jutland and sustained eight hits, and took eight weeks for repairs.. During World War Two, she was in the Mediterranean during 1940 and took part in operations against the Italian Fleet. She was also involved in Convoy escort duties of the west African Coast. During these operation she was torpedoed by U-106 on the 20th March 1941. and her repairs were carried out in the USA. from July 1941 to the summer of 1943, she was involved again in Convoy protection on the UK to Malta and Cape Town. to UK, routes. She was scrapped at Faslane in Scotland on the 12th April 1948.

Compliment 1,124 to 1300 approx. Spec. the Same as HMS Barham

HMS Queen Elizabeth.

WE ARE PLANNING TO RELEASE A LIMITED EDITION PRINT OF HMS QUEEN ELIZABETH. IF YOU WOULD LIKE FURTHER INFORMATION AND WOULD LIKE TO BE NOTIFIED ON RELEASE, PLEASE EMAIL US AT originals@cranston-militry-prints.co.uk stating interest in HMS Queen Elizabeth, and if you have suggestions for the picture please let us know.

HMS Valiant. , Battle Wagons by Randal Wilson

HMS VALIANT in "Officer of the watch manoeuvres" of the south coast.

Signed Limited edition of 1,150 prints plus 50 artist Proofs.

Print serial number DHM718. Print Image size 17" x13" (plus border and text)

Print Price £37 ($66) ..... . Artist Proof Price £70 ($120)

ORIGINAL OIL PAINTING SOLD

HMS Valiant was build by Fairfield Ship Builders, and launched 4th November 1914. She took part at the battle of Jutland and was not hit. During World War Two, HMS valiant was badly damaged by delayed action mines, set by Italian Frogmen at Alexandria, She made her way to Durdan, South Africa for repairs.

HMS valiant joined the British eastern Fleet in January 1944 and took part in carrier raids against Japanese bases in Indonesia. HMS valiant was badly damaged during refit in a floating dock at Trincomalee, Ceylon, so bad was the damage that repairs were stopped, and she was used as a training hulk for stockers at Devonport. She was scrapped at cairn Ryan and Troon between November 1948 and march 1950. Spec same as above battleships

HMS Warspite, Shooting from the Hip by Randall Wilson

HMS Warspite is shown in Action during the 2nd battle of Narvick.

Signed Limited edition of 1150 prints plus 50 Artist Proofs

Print Serial Number code DHM728. Print Image size 25" x15" (plus border and text) .Print Price £70 ($120) . Artist Proof Price £70 ($170) ... .... ... ..Original Oil Painting for sale Oil on Canvas 36" x24" Special Price £2,000 (export) HIGHLY RECOMMENDED EXTREMELY GOOD VALUE

HMS WARSPITE was built at Devonport, Plymouth and launched 26th November 1913, Took part in the battle of Jutland and sustained 15hits and was close to foundering. at the battle of Narvik in April 1940 HMS Warspite to part in the Battle of cape Matapan and in May 1941 took part in the battle of Crete, where is sustained damage by a heavy bomb hit. on the 16th September during the Landings at Salerno, she was hit by a German Glider bomb, she was towed to Gibraltar for temporary repairs and fully repaired at Rosyth in March 1944. In June 1944 she was deployed at Normandy with only three functioning main Turrets, she also took part in the bombardment of Brest, Le Havre and Walcheren. She was sold for Scrap in early 1947, and during the voyage to the Breakers she ran aground at Mounts Bay, and was broken up in situ over the following five years.

HMS Ramillies and Warspite at Normandy by Anthony Saunders

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.

Signed Limited edition of 1150 prints plus 50 Artist proofs.

Print serial number code DHM536 Print Image size 25" x14" (plus Border and text and printed Remarques) . . Print price £70 ($120) . . Artist proof Price £95 ($170) Original Oil painting For sale Oil On Canvas 30" x 18" Price £2,000 (export)

HMS Ramillies by Ivan Berryman

Superb View of HMS Ramillies in a calm Sea.

Signed Limited edition of 1150 prints plus 50 Artist Proof

Print serial Number DHM937. . . . . . . .Print image size 25" x14". .(plus Border and Text).

Print price £70 ($120).. Artist proof Price. £95 ($170)

Original Oil Painting Sold

HMS RAMILLIES.

Built at Beardmore and completed at Cammell Laird. HMS Ramillies was launched on the 12th September 1916.. During World War Two 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) she was torpedoed by Japanese midget submarine on the 30th May 1942. After repairs she took part in the bombardment of German positions during D-Day aswell as bombardment of Southern France She was scrapped at Cairn Ryan on the 23rd April 1948, and finally the scrapping the Ramillies Hull was finished at Troon October 1949

Compliment 1146, Armament 8 15-inch Guns (4 x 2) 12 6-inch guns. 8 4-inch A.A Guns and 16 . 2 pounder AA guns and one aircraft.

Displacement 29,150 tons, Speed 21.5 knots

HMS RESOLUTION, By Ivan Berryman.

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.

Signed Limited edition of 250 prints only, SEPIA and BLACK light resistant print on 340 gms fine cartridge art board. Image size 12"x8" image price £37 ($66) (only 80 remain)

HMS Revenge by Ivan Berryman

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.

DHM... Signed Limited Edition of 1,150 prints plus 50 artists proofs. Image size 25" x 15". Print price £70 ($120). Artists proof price £95 ($170).

Original oil painting sold.

HMS Royal Oak. Land Sea and Air by Ivan Berryman

A Spitfire flys over HMS Royal Oak as she passes under the Forth Bridge on her way to the Open Sea

Print Serial Number DHM965. Signed Limited edition of 1,150 prints plus 50 artist proofs. Image size 25" x 15" plus border and text.

Print price £70 ($120). Artist Proof Price £95 ($170)

Original Oil Painting Sold.

HMS Royal Sovereign

Print price £70 ($120).. Artist proof Price. £95 ($170)

HMS Repulse by Ivan Berryman.

Signed limited edition of 1150 prints plus 50 artist proofs. Image size 25" x15" Plus text and remarques and border.

Print price £70 ($120). . Artist Proof Price £95 ($170)

Original Painting will be available Oil On Canvas 36" x 24" Price £2,600

HMS Repulse was built at Clydebank by John Brown, and launched on 8th January 1916 . She saw action in the First World war on the 17 November 1917 at Heligoland Bight (a sortie by British battlescruisers.). During World War Two. She operated off Norway in 1940, and on Convoy duty until the summer of 1941. Repulse joined the eastern Fleet in October 1941, arriving at Singapore on the 2nd of December, she sailed with HMS Prince of Wales and four destroyers to attack Japanese naval forces in their landing areas around Malaya. On the 10th December both the repulse and Prince of Wales were attacked by 80 Japanese aircraft and were sunk, HMS Repulse being hit by a Torpedo and sunk at 1233 hours, after being hit by a further 4 hits.

HMS Renown

HMS Renown viewed from a passing Sunderland Flying Boat.

Print serial number DHM984. . . Signed Limited Edition of 1,150 prints plus 50 artists proofs. . . . . Image size 25" x 15".

Print price £70 ($120).. Artist proof Price. £95 ($170)

Original Oil painting for sale. Canvas size 36" x24". Price £2,000.

HMS Hood by Ivan Berryman

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.

Print Serial Number DHM989. Signed Limited Edition of 1,150 prints plus 50 artists proofs. Print image size 25 x 15". Limited Edition print price £70 ($120). Artists proof price £95 ($170).

Original oil painting sold.

The Mighty Hood by Randall Wilson

As Flagship "Battle Cruiser Squadron" HMS Hood's bow down about to take it green on the Med, Station October 1936.

Print serial number DHM721. Signed Limited Edition of 1,150 prints plus 50 artists proofs. Image size 17" x 13". Print price £37 ($66). Artists proof price £70 ($120).

Original oil painting sold.

HMS Hood Passing Gibraltar by Brian Wood

Print serial number DHM378. Image size 24" x 15". Print available signed price £45 ($80), unsigned £37 ($66). Also available as a small print 12" x 8", signed print £20 ($36), unsigned £10 ($20).

Original painting available oil on board, £2,000.

HMS Hood. Built at Clydebank and launched on the 22nd August 1918. The pride of the Royal Navy. In the autumn of 1939 she operated in the North Sea, and it was here she was attacked by JU88,s and one bomb hit HMS Hood, but it failed to explode and only caused minor damage. HMS Hood took part in the bombardment of Mers-el-Kibir on the 3rd July 1940. In company with HMS Prince of Wales, HMS Hood engaged the German Battleship Bismarck and the Heavy Cruiser Prinz Eugen. in the Denmark Straits, 24thMay 1941. HMS Hood received several heavy hits and blew up and sank quickly, only 3 of her crew survived... Displacement 42,100 tons, and after modifications, upto 49,140 tons. Speed 31knots, and after modifications 28 knots. Main armament 8 15inch Guns, secondary armament of 12 x 5.5 inch guns

HMS Hood by Ivan Berryman

The pride of the Royal Navy , HMS Hood, will always be remembered for her loss during the Bismarck action.

Print serial number B59. Signed Limited Edition of 250 prints. Sepia and black light resistant print on 340 gems fine cartridge art board. Image size 12" x 8". Print price £37 ($66).

"Nellie" by Randall Wilson

Passing Port Said, HMS Nelson is shown transversing the Suez Canal after her tour in the pacific at the end of World War Two.

Signed Limited Edition of 1,150 prints plus 50 artists proofs. Image size 17" x 13". Print price £37 ($66). Artists proof price £95 ($170).

Original oil painting

HMS Nelson by Ivan Berryman

Over 150 years of the Royal Navy are encapsulated in this view of the mighty HMS Nelson, moored at Portsmouth in 1945. Beyond the 16" guns of 'A' turret, the masts of Admiral Nelson's flagship at Trafalgar, HMS Victory rise into the skyline whilst in the foreground MTB 507 cruises past on its way to the Solent.

Print Serial Number DHM1006. Signed Limited Edition of 1,150 prints plus 50 artists proofs. Image size 25" x 15". Print price £70 ($120). Artists proof price £95 ($170).

Original oil painting for sale, price £2,600.

HMS Rodney (Battleship) by Ivan Berryman

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.

B54. Signed Limited Edition of 250 prints with only 72 remaining. Image size 17" x 10". Print price £45 ($80).

Ships Company (Walrus) by Ivan Berryman

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.

B15. Signed Limited Edition of 250 prints, with only 67 prints remaining. Image size 17 x 12". Print price £70 ($120).

HMS Rodney

Details to follow

HMS King George V

Please note we will be releasing a new print of King George V within the next 8 months if you would like to be notified please email us on originals@cranston-military-prints.co.uk

HMS King George V is shown in the background of setting of the Sun by Randal Wilson

HMS King George IV launched on the 21st February 1939, Served in the Home fleet between 1939 to 1943 during this time took part in the pursuit of Bismarck in May 1941, and operated on the Murmansk Convoy run. operated in 1943 with Force H, In July 1944 ,HMS King George V underwent a long refit, and in the autumn of 1944, went to the Pacific theatre to operate with the US Navy. In 1946 HMS King George V went into Reserve Fleet, and on the 20th January 1958 was scrapped at Dalmuir and Troon.

HMS Prince of Wales by Brian Wood

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.

Print serial number DHM379. Image size 24" x14". Print available signed £45 ($80) or unsigned at £37 ($66). Small size image also available, serial number VAR348 size 12" x 8". Price of signed print £20 ($36) unsigned print £10 ($20)

Original Oil Painting for sale Oil on Board £2,000

Enter the Prince by Anthony Saunders

HMS Prince of Wales enters Valetta harbour, Malta.

Prints are available in two sizes, and all prints are signed and limited to 2,500 prints of each size.

Print serial number DHM520 Image size 24" x14" Special Price £45 ($80). Small size serial number VAR187, image size 12" x 8" price £20 ($36).

Original Oil painting Sold

HMS Prince of Wales by Ivan Berryman

Seen here from the deck of an escorting destroyer.

Print serial number B58. Signed Limited Edition of 250 prints. Sepia and black light resistant print on 340 gms fine cartridge art board. Image size 12" x 8". Print price £37 ($66).

HMS Prince of Wales is also shown in other paintings in the background of HMS Hood by Ivan Berryman, and HMS Repulse by Ivan Berryman

HMS Prince of Wales, was built by Cammell Laird and launched on the 3rd May 1939. She served with the home fleet during 1940 - 1941, and in company with HMS Hood, engaged the Bismarck and Prinz Eugen on 24th May 1941, but broke of the engagement after receiving damage. She was at Singapore in October 1941, but was sunk of Maylaya, (along with HMS Repulse) by Japanese Torpedo Aircraft on the 10th December 1941.

HMS Vanguard, Away the Vanguard by Randal Wilson

Signed Limited edition to be released August 2000. Signed Limited Edition of 1150 prints plus 50 artist proofs. Image size 25" x 15".

Price £70 ($120). Artist proof price £95 ($170) reserve your copy now before its too late.

Original Oil Painting for sale Oil on Canvas 36" x24" Special price £2,200 (export)

HMS Vanguard was the last of the great Royal navy battleships, built at Clydebank, she was launched on the 30th November 1944, and did not see service during world War Two, She was the biggest British battleship with a displacement of 42.500 tons. she carried 8 15-inch guns and a secondary armament of 16 x 5.25 inch guns and 71 AA Guns, her compliment was 1600. She finally was scrapped just 15 miles from where she was built at faslane, 9th August 1960.

HMS Duke of York by Randall Wilson

Keeping station on HMS Intrepids starboard bow, as Air Defense Ship. Signed Limited edition of 1150 prints plus 50 artist proofs.

Print Serial Number DHM719. Image size 17" x 14" with text and border. Special Price of £37 ($66) and artist proof price of £70 ($120).

Original Oil painting Sold.

HMS Duke of York was built at Clydebank and launched of the 28th January 1940, she served most of World war two in the home Fleet, (1940 to 1945) serving of the Murmansk Convoys and also took part in the sinking of the Scharnhorst (German Battlecruiser) on the 26th December 1943, in August 1945 she was transferred to the Pacific to operate against the Japanese. She entered the reserve fleet in 1949 and was Scrapped at faslane, Scotland on the 18th February 1958

HMS Anson

Cranston Fine Arts are planning at Limited edition of print of HMS Anson, If you would like to be notified of the print on release please email us on originals@cranston-military-prints.co.uk.

HMS Anson, was built by Swan Hunter, and launched on the 24th February 1940, She spent most of her time in the Home Fleet on Convoy Duty on the Murmansk Convoy Route. and was transferred top the Pacific Fleet in September 1945 but was not used, HMS Anson was a Guard ship at Tokyo and saw duty off Australia from January to July 1946. she was scrapped at faslane on the 17th December 1957.

HMS Howe

Cranston Fine Arts will be releasing a signed limited edition print of HMS Howe shortly, please email us and let us know you would like to be informed of its release on originals@cranston-military-prints.co.uk

HMS Howe, was built by Fairfield and launched on the 9th of April 1940 the last of her class. she served in the Home fleet in 1942 - 43 and in Force H, 1943, on duty off Sicily and in Italian waters and went into refit from October 1943, to June 1944, HMS Howe then was transferred to the British Pacific Fleet and was deployed of Japan. used as a training ship in 1946 she was Scrapped at Inverkeithing 4th June 1958.

HMS Glorious by Ivan Berryman

HMS Glorious flys off a Fairey Swordfish at sunset with HMS Ardent off the Starboard.

Signed Limited edition of 1150 prints plus 50 Artist Proofs. Print Serial Number code DHM983 Print Image size 25" x15" Price £70 ($120) Artist Proof Price £95 ($170)

Original Oil Painting for sale Oil on Canvas 36" x 24" Price £2,000

HMS Courageous by Randal Wilson.

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.

Signed Limited edition of 1150 prints plus 50 Artist proofs. Print Serial Number Code DHM854 Print image size 25" x15" Price £70 ($120) Artist proof Price £95 ($170).

Original Oil Painting For sale Oil on Canvas 36" x 24" Price £2,000.

HMS Furious by Ivan Berryman (with HMS Revenge)

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.

DHM1010 Signed Limited Edition of 1,150 prints plus 50 artists proofs. Image size 25" x 15". Print price £70 ($120). Artists proof price £95 ($170).

Original oil painting sold.

HMS Eagle by Ivan Berryman (with HMS Barham)

The aircraft carrier HMS Eagle is shown with HMS Barham between the wars at Malta, both of these ships were sunk by U-Boat attacks during World war Two.

Signed Limited edition of 1,150 prints plus 50 Artist Proofs.

Print code number DHM1003. Image size 25" x15" (plus white border and text and printed remarque picture).

Print price £70 ($120) Artist proof Price £95 ($170).

Original Oil Painting for Sale Oil on Canvas 36" x24" Price £2,500 (export)

HMS Eagle was built at Clydebank, and was launched on the 8th pf June 1918, a former Battleship construction suspended in 1914. during world war two HMS Eagle served off China in 1939, East Indies 1939 - 1940, Mediterranean in 1940 - 1941. and in the South Atlantic 1941 - 1942 and Force H in 1942, she was sunk by U-73, North of Algiers on the 11th August 1942.

HMS Hermes,

Cranston Fine Arts are planning a limited edition print of HMS Hermes if you would like to be notified of this release please email us at originals@cranston-military-prints.co.uk

HMS Hermes was built by Armstrong: Parsons, and launched 11th September 1919, HMS Hermes was the fist Royal navy aircraft Carrier designed as an aircraft carrier. HMS Hermes served in the home fleet in 1939, East Indies 1939 - 1942. She was sunk by the Japanese aircraft off Ceylon on the 9th April 1942.

Displacement 10,850 tons, top speed of 25 knots and carried 15 aircraft HMS Hermes had a compliment of 664 excluding aircrew.

HMS Ark Royal by Brian Wood.

HMS Ark Royal is shown in hot pursuit of the Bismarck.

Print is available in two sizes and available signed by the artist or unsigned. plus 50 artist Proofs

Print Serial Number DHM439 Image size 24" x14" Print signed. £45 ($80) Print Unsigned £37 ($66) Artist Proof Price £95 ($170) Small Print Serial Number VAR407 Image size 12" x 8" Price signed £20 ($36) print unsigned £10 ($20)

Original Oil Board painting for sale £1800 (export)

HMS Ark Royal was built by Cammell Laird and launched on the 13th of April 1937. Displacement of 22,000 tons, had a top speed of 30.75 knots and carried 72 aircraft. HMS Ark Royal's complement was 1,575 men. She served in the home fleet and south Atlantic in 1939, Home fleet and Mediterranean 1940 and Force H 1941. on the 13th November 1941 she was torpedoed by U-81 in the western Mediterranean, and while under tow was lost the following day.

PLEASE NOTE LATER HMS ARK ROYALS CAN BE SEEN FURTHER ON IN THIS WEBSITE.

ILLUSTRIOUS CLASS AIRCRAFT CARRIERS

HMS Illustrious

Cranston Fine Arts have plans to release a limited edition print of HMS Illustrious. if you would like to kept informed on its release please email us on originals@cranston-military-prints.co.uk

HMS Victorious By Ivan Berryman

HMS Victorious, completed in 1941, was only in service 9 days, when her pilots attacked the Bismarck, HMS Victorious is shown here with HMS Eagle astern of her.

Signed Limited edition of 250 prints, Print serial number B57. Print image size 12" x 8". Print price £37 ($66)