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Majestic Malta by Randall Wilson. With the British Mediterranean Fleet riding at anchor in Grand Harbour Malta, HMS Majestic is shown preparing to leave harbour as local fisherman look on. |
Nellie by Randall Wilson. Passing Port Said, HMS Nelson is shown transversing the Suez Canal after her tour in the pacific at the end of World War Two. |
Return the Victor, HMS Duke of York entering Scapa Flow by Randall Wilson. HMS Duke of York passes Heaven gate, Scapa Flow, on her return from the battle of North Cape. Following astern is HMS Belfast and HMS Jamaica. HMS Meteor is already at anchor to the left of the painting. |
HMS Duke of York by Randall Wilson. HMS Duke of York keeping station on the starboard bow of USS Intrepid, as air defence ship. |
HMS Victory by Randall Wilson. As Admiral Nelsons flagship leads the British fleet toward the Franco-Spanish line, Captain Harveys Temeraire tries to pass Victory in order to be the first to break the enemy column. |
HMS Renown by Randall Wilson. HMS Renown shown at full speed operating in Norwegian waters on the hunt for Scharnhorst and Gneisenau. |
Up and Over by Randall Wilson. Westland Wyverns go vertical over HMS Eagle during the Suez Crisis of 1956 |
Evacuation Dunkirk by Randall Wilson. With the harbour under attack, HMS Express casts off having embarked troops of the British Expeditionary force (B.E.F.) Leaving with her are the trawlers, which were part of the small boat armada which played such a major part in the evacuation of Dunkirk. |
Ark's Angels by Randall Wilson. Depicted late in her long serving deployments Ark Royals Bricks make a pass as they return from a low level interdiction exercise. |
Battle of the Dogger Bank 1915 by Randall Wilson. HMS Tiger is shown under full steam. |
The Chase, 27th May 1941 by Randall Wilson. HMS King George V and HMS Rodney chase down the crippled German battleship, Bismarck, and within hours they will go into action. |
HMS Courageous by Randall Wilson. Two Stringbags (Fairey Swordfish) pass across the bow of HMS Courageous as she staggers from torpedo strikes launched from a German U-Boat in the Irish Sea. On 17th September 1939 HMS Courageous was struck by two torpedoes from the German submarine U-29 about 190 nautical miles south-west of Dursey Head, Ireland. HMS Courageous sank in less than 16 minutes with the loss of 519 lives, including her commander Captain W T Makeig-Jones. Her total complement was 1,260 officers and ratings and two squadrons of Fairey Swordfish aircraft (48 planes). The sinking of the HMS Courageous was the first U-boat offensive against the Royal Navy, and more importantly, Schuhart's victory prompted the Admiralty to withdraw all three remaining carriers from the Western Approaches. |
HMS Belfast During the Battle of North Cape by Randall Wilson. Under lowering arctic skies HMS Belfast (Admiral Burnets Flagship) leads HMS Sheffield and HMS Norfolk in the race to protect convoy JW55B from Scharnhorst. |
HMS Queen Elizabeth, Dardanelles Campaign 1916 by Randall Wilson HMS Queen Elizabeth was built at Portsmouth and launched on the 16th October 1913. She was the sister ship to HMS Warspite, Valiant, Barham and Malaya. HMS Queen Elizabeth was the only ship of the class to have a full compliment of sixteen 6-inch guns. She was the only ship of the class not be be involved during the Battle of Jutland. But her first world war service included being part of the Dardanelles campaign. She bombarded the forts on the narrows in support of the Gallipoli landings between February 25th and May 14th 1915. She fired a total of 86 15-inch shells and 71 6-inch shells. |
2nd Battle Squadron at the Battle of Jutland by Randall Wilson. HMS Orion leading HMS Conqueror, HMS Monarch, HMS Thunderer, the 2nd Battle Squadron. |
The Mighty Hood by Randall Wilson. As Flagship Battle Cruiser Squadron HMS Hoods bow down about to take it green on the Med, Station October 1936. |
HMS Hood at Malta 1896 By Randall Wilson. HMS Hood makes a turn to port, while in line and astern is HMS Collingwood. Valetta can be seen in the distance. |
Nelsons Day, Battle of Trafalgar by Randall Wilson. Having broken the line of the French and Spanish ships, HMS Victory is about to lock horns with Redoubtable. |
HMS Warspite, Shooting from the Hip by Randall Wilson. HMS Warspite is shown in action during the 2nd battle of Narvik, April 1940. |
HMS Iron Duke at Weymouth Bay 1927 by Randall Wilson. Iron Duke, a veteran of the Battle of Jutland and Flagship of Lord Jellicoe at that engagement, is seen here painted in the rays of the setting sun at Weymouth Bay 1927. |
Setting of the Sun by Randall Wilson. USS Missouri and HMS King George V head south to Tokyo for the surrender, after completing the last shore bombardment of mainland Japan, 1945. |
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