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HMS Nelson by Ivan Berryman Over 150 years of the Royal Navy are encapsulated in this view of the mighty HMS Nelson, moored at Portsmouth in 1945. Beyond the 16in guns of A turret, the masts of Admiral Nelsons flagship at Trafalgar, HMS Victory rise into the skyline whilst in the foreground MTB 507 cruises past on its way to the Solent. |
British Pacific Fleet by Randall Wilson. HMS Howe leads Victorious and Implacable through the Malacca Straits. |
HMS Tiger - Battle Survivor by Ivan Berryman (PC) During the First World War, HMS Tiger was fortunate to survive both the Battle of Dogger Bank and the Battle of Jutland, having been hit multiple times in both engagements. At Jutland, HMS Queen Mary exploded and sank just a few hundred yards ahead of HMS Tiger, the latter taking evasive action to dodge the wreckage and resulting smoke cloud. |
HMS Glowworm's Attack on the Admiral Hipper by Ivan Berryman. HMS Glowworm, burning severely after receiving hits from the mighty Admiral Hipper, is depicted turning to begin her heroic sacrifice off the Norwegian coast on 8th April 1940. Hugely out-gunned and already crippled, Glowworm's captain, Lieutenant-Commander Roope rammed his destroyer into the side of the Admiral Hipper, inflicting a 40 metre rip in its armour belt before drifting away and exploding. 38 British sailors were rescued from the sea and Roope was awarded a posthumous VC for his bravery, the first earned by the Royal Navy in WWII. |
The Revenge Leading the Lee Line of the Reserve Squadron, 1901 by Charles Dixon. Published in 1901 by George Newnes Ltd, this is an original book plate from a large format naval book. These may have some text from the book on the rear of the book plate, but this does not detract from the framed image. Only a few of these original book plates are still available today, more than a century after they were first published. |
The Inflexible Anchored at Spithead by Charles Dixon. Published in 1901 by George Newnes Ltd, this is an original book plate from a large format naval book. These may have some text from the book on the rear of the book plate, but this does not detract from the framed image. Only a few of these original book plates are still available today, more than a century after they were first published. |
The Launch of the London at Portsmouth by Charles Dixon. Published in 1901 by George Newnes Ltd, this is an original book plate from a large format naval book. These may have some text from the book on the rear of the book plate, but this does not detract from the framed image. Only a few of these original book plates are still available today, more than a century after they were first published. |
The Majestic. Flagship of the Channel Squadron by Charles Dixon. Published in 1901 by George Newnes Ltd, this is an original book plate from a large format naval book. These may have some text from the book on the rear of the book plate, but this does not detract from the framed image. Only a few of these original book plates are still available today, more than a century after they were first published. |
HMS Nelson by Frank Mason. No text for this item |
The Queen Elizabeth Off Gibraltar by Charles Dixon. No text for this item |
The Roaring Lion by Arthur J W Burgess. Depicts HMS Lion during the Battle of Dogger Bank, January 1915. The original painting was exhibited at the Royal Academy in 1915. |
A Squadron of Battleships by Maurice Randall. No text for this item |
HMS Hero by W Fred Mitchell (P) No text for this item |
HMS Colossus by W Fred Mitchell (P) No text for this item |
HMS Prince of Wales by Ivan Berryman. Seen here from the deck of an escorting destroyer. |
Hood and Bismarck by David Mearns and Rob White. In May 1941 the most dramatic sea battle of the Second World War took place. Its protagonists were the two mightiest capital ships of the era - the German Bismarck, and the British battlecruiser Hood. Their confrontation resulted in the destruction of both warships and the loss of over 3,500 lives. In 2001 - the sixtieth anniversary of this apocalyptic battle - David Mearns led an expedition that discovered the wreck of Hood for the very first time and revisited the wreck of Bismarck. With Rob White tracing the history of these awe-inspiring vessels and the events that led to their fatal clash, Hood and Bismarck chronicles the progress and findings of this incredible mission. |
The B11 torpedoes the Turkish battleship Messoudieh. Having reached the middle of the Narrows just before noon, Lieutenant Holbrook brought his vessel cautiously to the surface. At the periscope projected above water torpedo craft were seen in the distance, and a Turkish battleship lay at anchor on the inner side of the minefield. The B11 dived on sighting the latter, and the men made ready to discharge torpedoes from the tubes in the bows. The submarine then slowly rose to the surface, so that Lieutenant Holbrook might again sight the battleship. Having got his craft into the line with the Messoudieh, he gave the order to release a torpedo. At the same moment the enemy detected the periscope, and ships and forts opened a heavy fire. But the B11 which was too quick for the enemy was soon grating along the bottom at a depth of only thirty feet. |
The Gneisenaus desperate fight with the British battle cruisers Invincible and Inflexible. When the Scharnhorst had been disposed of, there still remained the Gneisenau to contend with. Though her condition was almost as terrible as that of her sister ship, she continued a determined but ineffectual effort to fight the two battle cruisers Invincible and Inflexible. At half past five, when barely able to move, she headed towards the flagship, and it was thought that her guns had all been silenced. Admiral Sturdee at once gave the order for his ships to cease-fire. Before the order could be signalled, however, the Gneisenau opened fire again, and continued firing at intervals from the only gun remaining intact. But at six oclock she turned over, and in less than a minute sank to the bottom of the sea. |
The mining of the Irresistible in the Dardanelles. The bombardment of the Turkish forts in the Dardanelles on March 18th 1915, had been continued for an hour and a half by the six relieving battleships, when, just after four oclock, a terrific explosion occurred beneath the forward part of the Irresistible. Water rushed through a gaping hole in the side of the great 15,000 ton ship, and she instantly canted over to port. |
The Destroyer Wear returns to the Irresistible to take off her officers. Having put the Irresistible men onboard the Queen Elizabeth, the Wear again returned to the sinking ship. All the officers who had remained behind successfully taken off, and then shortly before six oclock, the battleship went down. For what was described by Vice Admiral de Robeck as a very fine display of seamanship Captain Metcalfe was awarded the D.S.O. |
The Lion, Sir David Beattys flagship, And Other Great Vessels Dashing After The flying Germans. It happened that Vice-Admiral Sir David Beatty was making a patrol cruise off the English coast with a force of similar composition to the German, and disposed in much the same way. That is, the light cruisers and the destroyers were out ahead of the main squadron. Shortly before half past seven the lookout in the Lion, Sir David Beattys flagship, which was commanded by Captain A. E. M. Chatfield, sighted the flash of guns. A few minutes later a message was passed to the flagship to the effect that the cruiser Aurora, commanded by Captain W. S. Nicholson, was in action with the advanced guard of the German fleet. In a very short time the whole fleet was going hell for leather after the flying Germans. |
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