Konig Class

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König Class German World war One Battleships (Dreadnaughts). König, Grosser Kurfurst, Markgraf, Kronprinz, (Kronprinz Wilhelm)  all battleships took part in the Battle of Skagerrak, (Battle of Jutland). No Naval prints at present available but plans for a series in 2003.

KÖNIG CLASS BATTLESHIPS

First German battleships to have all main turrets on a center line,  The Konig class had better armour protection than their predecessors as well as British battleships at the time.

KÖNIG  built by Wilhelmshaven Dock Yard and launched on the 1st of March 1913 and commissioned on the 13th of August 1914,  Was at the Battle of Jutland and sustained damage from  one 15 -inch shell and  nine 13.5 -inch shells. The worst damage came from a 13.5 inch shell which hit  the 7-inch extreme edge of the belt which made a 7 feet whole, and the shell traveled through 6.5 fete of coal and into a 5.5 -inch ammunition room.   The König also took part in Operation Albion in October off the Russian Coast, she was engaged in a battle with her sister ship Kronprinz against Russian Units in the Bay of Riga.  After the armistice she was interned at Scapa and was scuttled by her crew on the 21st June 1919, raised on the 20th March 1929 and finally scrapped at Rosyth in 1930
MARKGRAF, Built by A G Weser at Bremen and launched on the 4th June 1913 and commissioned on the 1st October 1914.  Took part in the Battle of Jutland and sustained some damage by shell fire.  by three 15 inch shells,  1one 13.5 inch shell and one 12 - inch shell. After the armistice she was interned at Scapa and scuttled by her crew on the 21st June 1919, raised again in 1937 and scrapped at Rosyth.
GROSSER FURFURST.  Built by A G Vulcan, at Hamburg and launched on the 5th of May 1913 being commissioned on the 30th July 1914. Took part in the Battle of Jutland, being hit by  five 15-inch shells,  three 13.5 -inch shells. and  on the 5th of November 1916 was torpedoes by the Royal naval submarine J1 off the Danish Coast.  In March 1917 Grosser Furfurst and Kronprinz collided in the Heligoland but both returned to service at the end of April 1917. Took part in the Operation Albion but was mined off the Russian coast. After the Armistice she was interned at Scapa and was scuttled by her crew on the 21st June 1919, later raised in April 1938 and scrapped at Rosyth.
KRONPRINZ WILHELM  (RENAMED FROM KRONPRINZ) Built at Germaniawerft at Kiel and launched on the 21st February 1914, commissioned on the 8th November 1914.  Kronprinz was torpedoed by J1 on the 5th November 1916 but only little damage was caused. The Only Battleship of this class not to be involved at Jutland. Kronprinz collided with Grosser Furfurst at Heligoland in March 1917, but returned to service in April 1917. renamed Kronprinz Wilhelm by order of the Kaiser on the 27th January 1918.   Arrived at Scapa Flow to be interned on 6th December 1918 but scuttled by her crew on the 21st June 1919 raised in 1938 and scrapped at Rosyth.

BATTLESHIP DETAILS

DISPLACEMENT.  25,390 TONS, TO 28,600 TONS

SPEED 21 TO 23 KNOTS    RANGE 8,000 NM AT 12 KNOTS,  4,000 NM AT 18 KNOTS

DIMENSIONS 580FT(174.7M) X 97FT (29.5M) X 28.5FT(9.2M)

ARMAMENT  TEN 12 -INCH GUNS IN PAIRS IN FIVE TURRETS.  FOURTEEN 5.9 INCH SINGLE GUNS  AND EIGHT 3.4 INCH SINGLE GUNS  AND FOUR 3.4 INCH ANTI AIRCRAFT GUNS .  FIVE TORPEDO TUBES BELOW WATERLINE

 

 

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Pilot Signed Print - In Them We Trust.. Price : £125

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Pilot Signed Original Drawing - 501 Sqn Scramble. Price : £380

Pilot Signed Original Drawing - 41 Sqn Scramble. Price : £380

ARTIST
Featured Artist - Ivan Berryman



Ivan Berryman - Battle of Britain Art

Artist Ivan Berryman has been producing many pencil drawings depicting scenes from the Battle of Britain. Each of these is signed by one of the pilots who was actually present at the battle, and is often inspired by the events they took part in themselves. Special signed print editions have also been created from existing full colour print editions, with some featuring multiple pilot signatures. You can find all of Ivan's Battle of Britain artwork on his website - www.ivanberryman.com, or see a full list of pencil drawings - updated regularly, in our dedicated section of pencil drawings.

When you go to a product page for an item in our shop, click on the names of the pilots where they are linked in the text for an item to see a profile page for that pilot. Often we include photos of signing sessions along with details of their flying career, and a full list of all items signed by the pilot.

Pilot Signed Battle of Britain Prints and Original Pencil Drawings

Commemorating the 70th Anniversary of the Battle of Britain

We are busy building up a portfolio of many many original pencil drawings which depict events from the Battle of Britain, the famous air battle won by 'the Few' in the summer of 1940. The British and Commonwealth pilots defended the air above Britain and the surrounding seaways from the might of the German Luftwaffe. Greatly outnumbered, the bravery of these young pilots saved the country from invasion, and let Britain survive to go on to defeat Germany. Without that first crucial victory, the outcome of the war could have been so very different. We have been busy arranging signing sessions with the few pilots who fought in that great battle who remain with us to this day. Our newly commissioned pencil drawings are often based on the descriptions of the battle by these great men, and are authenticated by their signatures. We have also had several editions of existing prints signed in full, or have signatures added to parts of existing editions. We have also incoporated signatures of some of the German pilots who also took part in the battle, some of whom went on to become top scoring aces of the war. See our Original Pencil Drawings Section - particularly the section of artists David Pentland and Ivan Berryman. Also, see our New Signature Editions section to see all of our newly signed editions.

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