HMS Hodd Art Prints by Anthony Saunders.
PCK1304. HMS Hodd Art Prints by Anthony Saunders. Naval Print Pack.
Items in this pack : Item #1 - Click to view individual item DHM1379. HMS Hood - Operation Catapult by Anthony Saunders. The pride of the British fleet, The Mighty Hood as she was known, was launched in 1918. Weighing in at over 40,000 tons she was 860 feet long and had eight 15 inch guns, at her launch she was more than a match for any adversary. Hood sailed the world in the inter-war years and was admired in every foreign port she visited, however with a lack of major refits in this time the second world war found the Hood unprepared for a major battle, On the 24th of May 1941 the German battleship Bismarck found Hoods achilles heel within only a few salvos, namely her inadequate deck armour. Hood exploded in a huge fireball from which only three sailors survived. Here HMS Hood is seen with Force H in the Mediterranean. Winston Churchill knew that the powerful French fleet at Mers-el-Kebir could fall into German hands at any time and that the threat had to be removed by any means. On the 3rd of July 1940 the French fleet was duly dispatched by Force H. The Strasbourg being the only French battleship able to make her escape. Hood is depicted opening fire at 17.55 hours with the battleships Resolution and the destroyer HMS Foxhound to her stern. Signed limited edition of 1150 prints. Image size 24 inches x 15 inches (61cm x 38cm)
Item #2 - Click to view individual item DHM1620. The Final Salvo - HMS Hood by Anthony Saunders. HMS Hood readies to fire off a what proved to be the final salvo against the Bismarck before a shell from the German battleship penetrated the magazine of HMS Hood, tearing apart the British ship in an enormous explosion. Signed limited edition of 1150 prints. Image size 19 inches x 12 inches (48cm x 31cm)
Website Price: £ 130.00
To purchase these prints individually at their normal retail price would cost £220.00 . By buying them together in this special pack, you save £90
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