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PACK026. 4 US Naval battleship prints by Anthony Saunders.
PK026. Four United States Navy battleship art prints.
Items in this pack :
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DHM1265. Arctic guardian - USS Washington by Anthony Saunders. In the spring of 1942, USS Washington was the first of Americas fast battleship fleet to participate in combat operations when she was briefly assigned to the Royal Navy. On 28th June 1942, together with HMS Duke of York, HMS Victorious and an accompanying cruiser and destroyer force, she formed part of the distant covering force to convoy PQ17, bound for Russia. In the Pacific later that same year, she became the only modern US battleship to engage an enemy capital ship, sinking the Japanese battlecruiser Kirishima. Signed limited edition of 1150 prints. Image size 25 inches x 15 inches (64cm x 38cm)
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DHM1266. Escort for the Troops - USS New York by Anthony Saunders. The Atlantic ocean was the lifeline between Britain and America, as well as millions of tons of raw materials, GIs were also transported over in all manor of hastily converted liners. Protecting the troops from marauding u-boats and German surface ships was of paramount importance to the allied fleets. Although USS New York spent a good deal of the war in the Atlantic, she also participated in the Torch landings off North Africa and took part in the Pacific campaign, seeing action at both Iwo Jima and Okinowa. Signed limited edition of 1150 prints. Image size 25 inches x 15 inches (64cm x 38cm)
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DHM931. USS Iowa leaving New York by Anthony Saunders. BB61 Iowa, was commissioned in February 1943 at the New York Navy yard. her first mission was to the North Atlantic in August 1943 to neutralise the threat of the German Battleship Tirpitz. By early 1944 she joined the Pacific fleet taking part in many of the major battles including Saipan, Leyte Gulf and Okinawa. She was re-commissioned in 1951 for the Korean war and again in April 1984. Signed limited edition of 1100 prints. Image size 25 inches x 14 inches (64cm x 36cm)
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DHM1047. USS Baltimore and Saratoga in the Pacific by Anthony Saunders. In February 1944, USS Baltimore and Saratoga make up part of the formidable Task Force 58, forcing their way through the central pacific to attack the Japanese bases in the Marshal Islands in support of Operation Flintlock. Last 9 prints available. Signed limited edition of 1100 prints. Image size 25 inches x 15 inches (64cm x 38cm)
Website Price: £ 260.00
To purchase these prints individually at their normal retail price would cost £480.00 . By buying them together in this special pack, you save £220
All prices are displayed in British Pounds Sterling
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