Westfalen Class

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First German Dreadnaughts, The Westfalen Class Battleships, Westfalen, Nassau, Posen and Rheinland. German Dreadnaughts all served at the battle of Jutland (known as the battle of Skagerrak in Germany. A Brief Naval History of Battleships of the First World war. with these First German Dreadnaughts.

WESTFALEN CLASS BATTLESHIPS (or sometimes referred to as the Nassau Class)

Being the first Dreadnaughts of the German Imperial navy, some short comings showed up, the Main Armament turret formation gave only a 8 gun broadside,  and very cramped living conditions for their crew of 963. they has a comparatively short length but a broad beam which gave a stable platform for their 11inch guns

WESTFALEN  Built by A G Weser at Bremen and launched on the 1st of July 1908.  Saw her first action at the Battle of Jutland, where she received shell damage. and on the 19th August 1916, was torpedoed by Royal navy Submarine E23 in the North Sea. The Westfalen became a gunnery training ship on the 1st September 1918. Surrendering to Britain on the 5th August 1920. and was scrapped at Birkenhead in 1924.
NASSAU   Built at Wilhelmshaven Dock Yard and launched 7th of March 1908. (The first dreadnaught to be completed) took part in the Battle of Jutland.  Striken on the 5th of November 1919 and surrendered on the 7th April 1920,  given to Japan and scrapped Dordrecht.
POSEN Built at Germaniawerft, Kiel and launched on the 12th December 1908. Took part in the Battle of Jutland but was stricken on the 5th November 1919. surrendered on the 13th May 1920 to Britain and scrapped at Dordrecht 1921 / 1922 
RHEINLAND  Built at A.G Vulcan, Stettin and launched on the 26th September 1908 Took part in the Battle of Jutland where she received a direct hit. she also took part in the evacuation of German Forces in Finland in 1918 but also received damage by running aground in the Aaland Sea on the 11th April 1918. Being towed into Kiel later and became a accommodation ship without the repairs being done.  On the 29th July 1920 she was towed to Dordrecht for scrapping.(1921 / 1922 )

SHIPS DETAILS.

DISPLACEMENT  18,900 tons to 20,535 tons,  

DIMENSIONS  478FT(145.6M) X 89FT(26.9M) X 27.5FT(8.8M)

SPEED 19 TO 20 KNOTS.     RANGE, 8,400 NM AT 10KNOTS,  2,800NM AT 19KNOTS

ARMAMENT    TWELVE 11-INCH IN  ( 6 X 2 ) SIX TURRETS  TWELVE 5.9 INCH SINGLE GUNS  SIXTEEN 3.4 INCH SINGLE GUNS.   SUBMERGED TORPEDO TUBES, SIX 18INC H TORPEDOES

COMPLIMENT  963 TO 1130

ARMOUR PROTECTION.  MAIN BELT 290MM  DECK 80MM  TURRETS (11 INCH) 280MM.  CONTROL TOWER 12 INCHES (400MM)
 

 

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EDITIONS

Special Offer Pack of All Four Prints Price : £400

Summer Harvest by Gerald Coulson Price : £165

Operation Chastise - The Night They Broke the Dams by Ivan Berryman Price : £95

Third Time Lucky by Ivan Berryman Price : £110

The Dambusters by Simon Smith Price : £155

ARTIST
Featured Artist - Ivan Berryman



Art and aviation have been like a brother and sister to me. We have grown up together, learned together and made our adult lives together. But you do not have to have an appreciation of aircraft to admire the graceful lines of a Spitfire or the functional simplicity of a Focke-Wulf 190. They are themselves a work of art and they cry out to be painted - not as machines of war and destruction, but as objects of beauty, born of necessity and function, yet given a life and iconic classicism beyond their original calling. My interest and love of art and aircraft was gifted to me by my father, a designer and aeronautical engineer of considerable repute. Denis Berryman C.Eng. FRAeS. He gave me his eyes, his passion, his dedication and his unwavering professionalism. I owe him everything. And I miss him terribly. A love of art and of beautiful and interesting things takes you on a journey. You discover new interests, new fascinations, and you want to paint them. You want to paint them in their environment, in their element. Whether it is an aeroplane, a warship, a racing car or a beautiful woman, their gift to an artist is the same: Their lines, their texture and the way that light and shadows give them form. These are the food and oxygen of an artist. Not the paint and the canvas. These are mere tools. The secret is in the passion and the perception.

Dambuster Discount Print Pack



Save £125 on this specially selected pack of Dambusters aviation art prints. All four prints for £400, giving collectors these prints at trade discounted prices!

This pack of aviation art prints includes 4 separate prints, at a highly discounted price when purchased in this special pack. The prints included in the pack are :

Summer Harvest by Gerald Coulson,
Operation Chastise - The Night They Broke the Dams by Ivan Berryman,
Third Time Lucky by Ivan Berryman
and
The Dambusters by Simon Smith.

In all, the prints have 10 different signatures (13 in total) of pilots and aircrew of the Dambusters raid.

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