The
Royal Marines Landing at San Carlos by David Rowlands
The
painting shows Royal Marines landing on the beaches of San Carlos from
landing craft, the Royal Marines played a major part in the British
victory over the Argentineans during the Falklands War.
RMS Canberra, the Battle in Bomb Alley by Robert Barbour
Friday 28th May 1982, the P&O liner Canberra survives repeated
attacks by Argentinian Skyhawk and Mirage fighter bombers in San Carlos
water during Operation Corporate.
The
Raid on St Nazaire 28th March 1942 by David Rowlands. In early 1942 Britain's
very survival was threatened by the success of German U-Boat raids on
shipping in the Atlantic. their mighty battleship Tirpitz posed even a
greater threat. Operation Chariot a sea -borne commando attack was
launched on a huge "Normandie dock in the heavily defended St
Naziare harbour. Destruction of the dock would deprive the Germans of
the only repair site on the Atlantic coast big enough for the 50,000 ton
Tirpitz. Accompanied by 18 small craft of Coastal Forces. HMS
Campbletown boldly steamed up three Loire estuary under intense German
fire, and struck the caisson of the dry dock at 0134 hrs. The Commandos
rapidly disembarked from the bows and set about destroying the dock
installations, Of the 622 who set out from Falmouth 169 died, 200 became
prisoners and only 242 returned home. Five Victoria Crosses, four DSO's,
seventeen DSC's and eleven MC';s were awarded in the daring and brilliantly
successful raid.
HMS Ocean by Ivan Berryman 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
battalion 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.
Goodbye My Lads by Fred Roe Lord Nelson waves goodbye to the crowd at Portsmouth. Lord Nelson
joins his ship HMS Victory before the battle of Trafalgar.
The Battle of Trafalgar Fall of Nelson by D Dighton
Showing the scene onboard HMS Victory as Admiral Nelson is shot by a
French marksman in the rigging.
"Red Beach Two" Tarawa Atoll 20th November 1943 by David
Pentland US Marines of the 2nd Battalion, 2nd RCT, 2nd Marine Division,
supported by LVTs and takes, take part in the successful but bloody
assault on Betio Island (part of the Tarawa Atoll). "Operation
Galvanic" as it was known became the first step on the island road
to Japan itself.
