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)

 

 

SHOWCASE PRODUCT

EDITIONS

Pilot Signed Prints - The Hunting Party Price : £145

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

Two Pilot Sigs Print - Freedom Fighters. Price : £160

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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