“Force H off Gibraltar, 1940.” Oil on canvas by Rowland Langmaid.
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Destroyers bombarding German shore batteries, 6 June 1944
Destroyers Bombing Shore Batteries, 6 June 1944. Oil on canvas by Norman Wilkinson in collection of National Maritime Museum.
D-Day: Sweeping Ahead of the Destroyers, Early Morning, 6 June 1944
Minesweepers clearing approaches to the invasion beaches ahead of D-Day, 6th June 1944. Oil on canvas by Norman Wilkinson in collection of National Maritime Museum.
Gold medal commemorating John Travers Cornwell
Gold medal commemorating John Travers Cornwell, Boy 1st Class, Royal Navy, for his service aboard HMS Chester at the Battle of Jutland. In collection of National Maritime Museum.
Study of battlecruiser HMS Tiger by William Wyllie, 1916
Study of Royal Navy battlecruiser HMS Tiger by William Wyllie. Watercolour with graphite, c. 1916. Shown with her 13.5-inch guns at maximum elevation, trained to starboard. In collection of National Maritime Museum.
Study of battlecruiser HMS Lion by William Wyllie, c. 1916-17
Study of Royal Navy battlecruiser HMS Lion by William Wyllie. Watercolour with graphite, c. 1916-17. Shown with her main armament (13.5-inch guns) trained to starboard. In collection of National Maritime Museum.
HMS Southampton on the morning of the Battle of Jutland, 31 May 1916
HMS Southampton on the morning of the Battle of Jutland, 31 May 1916. Oil on canvas by Oscar Parkes.
‘Masters of the Seas’ First Battlecruiser Squadron, 1915.
First Battle-Cruiser Squadron in 1915, in line of battle against the setting sun. Oil on canvas by by William Lionel Wyllie, 1915. In collection of National Maritime Museum, Greenwich.
#OTD 21 May 1941 Royal Navy cruisers intercept German convoy off Crete
HMS Dido, HMS Ajax, and HMS Orion in action off Crete, 21st May 1941. The three cruisers and four destroyers (Janus, Hasty, Hereward, Kimberley) formed “Force D” under Rear-Admiral I.G.Glennie. On the night of 21st May, an Axis convoy of twenty caïques escorted by the Italian destroyer-escort Lupo attempted to land German troops at Maleme.
Interception of enemy convoy off Crete, by Rowland Langmaid, collection of National Maritime Museum, Greenwich.
Nelson Boarding the San Josef at the Battle of Cape St Vincent, 14 February 1797
Nelson Boarding the San Josef at the Battle of Cape St Vincent, 14 February 1797, by George Jones, National Maritime Museum, Greenwich.
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