Built by Vickers Armstrong and launched on 8th June 1937, at the outbreak of War the Cossack served in Home waters and also in the Mediterranean. She was torpedoed and sunk by U.563 in the North Atlantic on the 23rd of October 1941.
Item Code : DHM1222
HMS Cossack on convoy duty by Ivan Berryman. - Editions Available
Type 42 HMS Southampton (D90), Type 22 Beaver (F93), Type 42 Manchester (D95) and Type 21 Amazon (F169) formate during a World cruise on which they visited 17 countries in 9 months.
Item Code : B0140
Around the World by Ivan Berryman. - Editions Available
British Destroyers, accompanied by the light cruiser Amphion, under the command of Captain C. H. Fox chasing the German mine laying ship Konigin Luise.
Within a few hours of the outbreak of war a division of British destroyers, accompanied by the light cruiser Amphion, under the command of Captain C. H. Fox, slipped out from Harwich to begin searchlight the lower end of the North Sea. On falling in with a trawler they were told by the skipper that a suspicious looking vessel had been seen throwing things overboard. Steaming on at full speed, the four leading destroyers very soon sighted what appeared to be a Great Eastern Railway steamer making towards the Dutch coast. As they rushed forward, the steamer began to put on speed, and she was soon running for all she was worth. A warning shot was fired, summoning her to stop. But as she failed to do so, the 31-pounders of the destroyers opened fire.
Item Code : DTE0431
British Destroyers, accompanied by the light cruiser Amphion, under the command of Captain C. H. Fox chasing the German mine laying ship Konigin Luise. - Editions Available
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First World War antique black and white book plate published c.1916-18 of glorious acts of heroism during the Great War. This plate may also have text on the reverse side which does not affect the framed side. Title and text describing the event beneath image as shown. Full Item Details
Paper size 10.5 inches x 8.5 inches (27cm x 22cm)
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The attack on the Admiral Hipper by HMS Glowworm 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, Glowworms 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.
Item Code : DHM1236
The attack on the Admiral Hipper by HMS Glowworm by Ivan Berryman. - Editions Available
HMS Hood and HMS Express Departing from Portsmouth 1935 by Ivan Berryman
The pride of the Royal Navy, HMS Hood, leaves Portsmouth on her way to the Fleet Review of King George V in July 1935. HMS Hood is followed by the destroyer HMS Express.
Item Code : DHM1126
HMS Hood and HMS Express Departing from Portsmouth 1935 by Ivan Berryman - Editions Available
British Torpedo Boat Destroyers In Pursuit Of The German Torpedo Boats A2 and A6.
With the A6 badly damaged and down by the stern, the Germans thought it wise to make for home. The Barbados had, however, got into touch by wireless with the destroyer Leonidas, who in turn summoned three of her sister craft. The two German torpedo boats soon saw four columns of smoke on the horizon, and they knew they were being pursued. Within an hour both vessels had met their fate, and were lying at the bottom of the sea. Forty-four of the total number of fifty-nine officers and men on board the Germans were picked up from the sea It then came to light that when the Columbia sank, one of her officers and two of her men were picked up and afterwards locked up by the Germans. Though the British saved forty-four of the Germans, the latter, utterly indifferent to the fate of the British sailors, left them to drown like rats in a trap.
Item Code : DTE0157
British Torpedo Boat Destroyers In Pursuit Of The German Torpedo Boats A2 and A6. - Editions Available
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First World War antique black and white book plate published c.1916-18 of glorious acts of heroism during the Great War. This plate may also have text on the reverse side which does not affect the framed side. Title and text describing the event beneath image as shown. Full Item Details
Paper size 10.5 inches x 8.5 inches (27cm x 22cm)
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Battle Class Destroyers by Patrick Boniface.
The Battle class was the epitome of wartime design with features developed through the struggles of world-wide conflict. In-depth research has allowed the author to cover the careers of each of the destroyers of the class.
Item Code : BK9781
Battle Class Destroyers by Patrick Boniface. - Editions Available
Launched on the Clyde on 1st February 2006, HMS Daring was the first of six Type 45 AAW destroyers ordered for the Royal Navy, the type representing a massive leap forward in technology and capability. HMS Daring was officially handed over to the Royal Navy on 10th December 2008 and is depicted here in liaison with a Merlin helicopter.
HMS Hotspur is shown on Convoy protection duties during 1942 / 1943. HMS Hotspur, the H class destroyer, was built by Scotts at Greenock and launched 23rd March 1936. Participated in the first Battle of Narvik, April 1940 and the Battle of Cape Matapan in March 1941. In April 1941 took part in the evacuation of Greece and sank the German U-Boat U79 in the Mediterranean north of Sollum on 23rd December 1941. Sold to the Dominican Republic on 23rd November 1948 and renamed Trujillo.
HMS Repulse with HMS Prince of Wales Under Attack by Ivan Berryman
Mitsubishi G4Ms of 27 Kanoya Kokutai begin their devastating attack on Force Z off the north east coast of Malaya on 10th December 1941. Both Repulse and prince of Wales were lost in the attack, while their accompanying destroyers remained to pick up survivors among them HMS Express which can be seen off HMS Repulse starboard quarter.
Item Code : DHM1028
HMS Repulse with HMS Prince of Wales Under Attack by Ivan Berryman - Editions Available
The Destroyer Nestor Closes To Within 3,000 Yards Of The Enemy To Fire The Torpedoes.
Sighting the enemy battle fleet, Commander Bingham, in the Nestor, followed by the one remaining destroyer of his division (Nicator) with dauntless courage closed to within 3,000 yards of the enemy in order to attain a favourable position for firing the torpedoes. While making this attack, Nicator were under concentrated fire of the secondary batteries of the High Sea Fleet. Commander Bingham was awarded the V.C. for the extremely gallant way in he led his division.
Item Code : DTE0855
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First World War antique black and white book plate published c.1916-18 of glorious acts of heroism during the Great War. This plate may also have text on the reverse side which does not affect the framed side. Title and text describing the event beneath image as shown. Full Item Details
Paper size 10.5 inches x 8.5 inches (27cm x 22cm)
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HMS Matchless by Ivan Berryman.
The destroyer HMS Matchless is shown turning at high speed off the Devon coast in June 1946. this elegant ship acquitted herself well during the Second World War, being involved in the hunt for - and ultimate sinking of - Scharnhorst in 1943.
Item Code : DHM1717
HMS Matchless by Ivan Berryman. - Editions Available
A British flotilla commanded by Captain Fox, sights a German flotilla steaming southwards.
Accompanying the light cruiser Undaunted, which Captain Cecil Fox, who was in command of a flotilla, commanded were the destroyers Lance (Commander W de M Egerton) Lennox (Lieut Commander R Dane) Legion (Lieut-Commander Claud F Allsup) and Loyal (Lieut-Commander F Burges Watson) While steaming off the Dutch coast on October 17th 1914, the smoke of four vessels was seen to the north. Captain Fox at once ordered his vessels to clear for action and to give chase at full speed. On sighting them, the enemy turned and fled, and the British vessels dashed forward at over thirty miles an hour, washed from end to end by sea and spray.
Item Code : DTE0427
A British flotilla commanded by Captain Fox, sights a German flotilla steaming southwards. - Editions Available
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First World War antique black and white book plate published c.1916-18 of glorious acts of heroism during the Great War. This plate may also have text on the reverse side which does not affect the framed side. Title and text describing the event beneath image as shown. Full Item Details
17th February 1943, U-201 with U-69 were ordered to intercept the westbound convoy ONS165. With fuel low U-201 was eventually forced to surface following a depth charge attack and rammed by the Destroyer HMS Fame.
Item Code : DHM0969
U-201 Deadly Chase by Anthony Saunders. - Editions Available
Alone in the aerial defence of Malta in the early part of WW2, these three Gloster Gladiators, nicknamed Faith, Hope and Charity, saw such intense action against the invading Italian air force that the enemy's commanders were convinced that a much bigger force existed on Malta. They are depicted here making a low pass over the destroyer HMS Dainty as she heads out of Grand Harbour from Sliema Creek. Herself a veteran of much action in the early part of the war, HMS Dainty was lost to dive bombers off Tobruk on 24th February 1941.
Item Code : DHM1919
Veterans of the Med by Ivan Berryman. - Editions Available
Original painting, oil on canvas by Ivan Berryman. Full Item Details
Size 32 inches x 24 inches (82cm x 61cm)
Artist : Ivan Berryman
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REMARQUE
Remarque edition - limited edition of 10 giclee prints featuring an original pencil remarque. Full Item Details
Image size 26 inches x 18 inches (66cm x 46cm) plus border with text and remarque drawing.
Artist : Ivan Berryman
£350.00
Pedestal Convoy by Anthony Saunders
The Pedestal Convoy of August 1942 was one of the most heavily protected convoys in the history of sea warfare. Fourteen of the fastest cargo ships of the time were protected by 4 carriers, 2 battleships, 7 cruisers and 32 destroyers. The destroyer HMS Ashanti is in the foreground of the painting. Also depicted are the carrier HMS Indomitable, with her Hurricanes cirling the convoy overhead, and the cargoe ship Port Chalmers to the right of the picture.
Item Code : DHM0438
Pedestal Convoy by Anthony Saunders - Editions Available
H.M.S. Kelly steams at full speed to intercept a U-Boat which is bearing down on an essential and otherwise vulnerable Allied supply convoy. The tension among the supply ships crews, tempered by the strong faith in their protectors, is almost tangible.
Item Code : DHM2102
Contact Bearing 190 by Robert Taylor. - Editions Available
H.M.S. Hermes prepares to launch her Sea Harriers whilst a Sea King stands off: H.M.S. Arrow in the foreground ploughs into the swell, whilst H.M.S. Sheffield keeps station off the port beam. Following are H.M.S. Glamorgan and the auxiliary Fleet Tankers Olna and Resource.
Item Code : DHM2171
South Atlantic Task Force by Robert Taylor. - Editions Available
Battle Cruisers, Light Cruisers and Destroyers in Chase by W L Wyllie.
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Item Code : WY0021
Battle Cruisers, Light Cruisers and Destroyers in Chase by W L Wyllie. - Editions Available
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Small print from the collection of antique naval book plates of naval water colours by W L Wyllie, published 1918 by Cassel & Company. Full Item Details
Paper size 9.5 inches x 7 inches (24cm x 17cm)
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Fighter Recovery by Robert Tomlin.
Produced with the co-operation and agreement of 801 Naval Fighter Squadron, Yeovilton, the picture clearly demonstrates the skills of the aircrew and ship crew as a Sea Harrier lines up to land on HMS Illustrious. 801 Squadron was the last to operate this aircraft. In the background is HMS Gloucester which operates in conjunction with Illustrious to provide protection with her Sea Dart missiles. This picture was issued to commemorate the forthcoming stand down of 801 Squadron in March 2006 and the withdrawal from service of the Sea Harrier.
Item Code : DHM2583
Fighter Recovery by Robert Tomlin. - Editions Available
Destroyers Engaging the German Cruiser Mainz by W L Wyllie.
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Item Code : WY0004
Destroyers Engaging the German Cruiser Mainz by W L Wyllie. - Editions Available
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Small print from the collection of antique naval book plates of naval water colours by W L Wyllie, published 1918 by Cassel & Company. Full Item Details
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The Fame in the Attack on Taku 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.
Item Code : ACD0015
The Fame in the Attack on Taku by Charles Dixon. - Editions Available
HMS Invincible - The Dawn of Jutland by Anthony Saunders.
The Battle of Jutland took place on 31st May 1916. It was the largest clash of battleships in history, over 250 ships from the Grand Fleet and the German High Sea Fleet took part. But both fleets struggled to gain supremacy in difficult conditions. The battle started well for HMS Invincible, together with Inflexible and Indomitable she formed part of the 3rd Battlecruiser Squadron under Admiral Hood. She scored eight direct hits on Lutzow which caused the German ship to withdraw from the battle and eventually sink. HMS Invincibles luck finally ran out when she was hit on the midships Q turret, the eventual explosion causing the ship to sink in two halves. Here Invincible is seen prior to the battle from HMS Nestor, one of the destroyer escorts of the 13th Flotilla.
Item Code : DHM1573
HMS Invincible - The Dawn of Jutland by Anthony Saunders. - Editions Available
HMS Cossack, one of the fast Tribal class destroyers will always be remembered for the daring rescue of 300 prisoners of war from the German Altmark in Norwegian waters. She is shown here departing Grand Harbour, Malta.
Item Code : B0053
HMS Cossack by Ivan Berryman. - Editions Available
During the 1950s and 1960s the handsome Daring Class destroyers served both the Royal Navy and Royal Australian Navy in every theatre of operations, from the stormy seas of the Arctic Ocean to the spiced tropical waters of South-East Asia. The ships represented the ultimate in warship design, capable of carrying out duties normally assigned to light cruisers. As their Official Logs proudly proclaim, they were originally classified not as destroyers, but as warships of the Daring Class. This book charts the story of each of these ships from their beginnings in the late 1940s to their demise. Today there remains only the museum ship HMAS Vampire in Sydney Harbour.
Item Code : BK9330
Daring Class Destroyers by Neil McCart. - Editions Available
The Attack on the Admiral Hipper by HMS Glowworm 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, Glowworms 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.
Item Code : B0205
The Attack on the Admiral Hipper by HMS Glowworm by Ivan Berryman. - Editions Available
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