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Battle of Trafalgar Admiral Nelson Naval Prints by Captain Richard Brydges Beechey and William Clarkson Stanfield.
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Portrait of Horatio Nelson by Captain Richard Brydges Beechey.		The
The Battle of Trafalgar by William Clarkson Stanfield.
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Pearl Harbor Art Prints by Anthony Saunders and Ivan Berryman.
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Day of Infamy by Anthony Saunders. (AP)		The

The Raid on Pearl Harbor, 7th December 1941 by Ivan Berryman (AP)
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Admiral Nelson Maritime Art Prints by Graeme Lothian.
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Trafalgar Dawn by Graeme Lothian.		Admiral

Admiral Nelsons Victory at the Battle of the Nile by Graeme Lothian.
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Falklands Conflict Naval Ships and Helicopter Prints by Robert Taylor and Ivan Berryman.
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Sea King Rescue by Robert Taylor.		Canberra

Canberra and HMS Argonaut by Ivan Berryman.
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US Battleship Prints by Anthony Saunders.
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USS Colorado Okinawa by Anthony Saunders. 		Escort

Escort for the Troops - USS New York by Anthony Saunders
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Perhaps among the bravest of those serving within the Regia Marina in WW2, the crews of the Italian SLCs (Siluro a Lavita Corsa, or Slow-Running Torpedoes) carried out some of the most daring submarine raids of the war. At 23ft in length and with a maximum speed of just 4 knots, the Maiali (or Pigs, as they were known, due to their lack of maneuverability) frequently delivered their 300kg warheads direct to their targets with devastating results, as when three Italian SLCs sank the British battleships HMS Valiant and HMS Queen Elizabeth as well as a tanker in Alexandria Harbour on 19th December 1941. Here an SLC has cut its way through the torpedo netting, just one of the many hazards encountered on these highly dangerous covert operations.

Invisible Enemy by Ivan Berryman.		 Having strung their deadly payload from the bilge keels of another victim, the two man crew of an Italian SLC, or <i>Maiale</i>, prepare to make their getaway in the murky waters of an Allied harbour in the early part of WW2. Having set clamps on the bilge keels, the nose of the manned torpedo was detached and suspended on a steel cable strung between the clamps. A timer was set in motion and, a little over two hours later, the resulting explosion would rip through the ship's hull. Such was the fate of the British battleships HMS Queen Elizabeth and HMS Valiant as they lay in the harbour at Alexandria on 3rd December 1941. The fate of the frogmen was rarely a good one, most attacks resulting in almost certain capture - and often death - as there was no way back to the 'mother' submarine and they were forced to make their own way to whatever sanctuary they could find, having completed their audacious mission.

One Way Trip by Ivan Berryman.		 Dawn had broken to reveal another glorious day in paradise, and on board the USS Arizona and the repair ship USS Vestal alongside, the crew were taking it easy. All next week they would be hard at work preparing for sea, but today was Sunday, and that meant light duties. On the Arizona, the duty crew were preparing the stern of the battleship, erecting the awnings for the ships band at Morning Colors. The young officer in charge smiled approvingly, it was an inspiring scene and he thought that the recently overhauled battleship had never looked more impressive. But within the hour he would glance skyward, and a frown of puzzlement crease his forehead as, out of nowhere, Japanese carrier-based aircraft were descending on the unsuspecting naval base. As he registers the bright red circles on their wings, the blood froze in his veins. He realized that hell had come to Pearl Harbor! Then, just before 08.10hrs, the unthinkable happened. A bomb from a Nakajima B5N Kate high-altitude bomber penetrated the ship's armor plated deck and exploded in the forward magazine. Within seconds a cataclysmic blast ripped through the Arizona, devastating the mighty ship which would burn for two days, taking with her the lives of nearly twelve hundred men. In tribute to all those who lost their lives at Pearl Harbor on that infamous day Robert Taylor has created his poignant new landmark painting. The Arizona has since become the focal point for the memorial at Pearl Harbor and this moving piece portrays this proud ship as those who survived would surely like to remember her - in all her glory prior to the attack.
The Calm Before the Storm by Robert Taylor.		On the morning of Sunday 7th December 1941 the Japanese launched their infamous attack on Pearl Harbor. Surprise was complete - within a few terrifying minutes, bombs and torpedoes had damaged or destroyed much of the US Pacific Fleet peacefully at anchor, and almost all of the fighters on the ground. But as Aichi D-3A dive bombers target the Fleet's flagship, the battleship California, a lone P-40 has managed to get airborne in the chaos to engage the enemy. Seventy years ago the world stood open-mouthed in shock as it learnt of the infamous attack on Pearl Harbor. This dramatic new edition is released in tribute to all those that took part in the actions on December 7 1941.
Day of Infamy by Anthony Saunders.


Vittorio Veneto at Anchor in Naples, 1941 by Randall Wilson. (P)		 Japanese battleship Musashi comes under air attack in the Sibuyan Sea, 24th October 1944. Despite her captain's attempts to run his stricken ship aground on a nearby island, Musashi sunk after numerous torpedo and bomb hits, finally exploding underwater.

Death of a Titan - Musashi by Randall Wilson. (GS)		 The Leander class frigate HMS Dido sits bathed in morning sunlight in Sydney Harbour in October 1973 where she was present for the official opening by Her Majesty the Queen of the iconic Opera House.

HMS Dido, F104, at Sydney by Ivan Berryman.		 Looking slightly the worse for wear after her journey south to the Falkland Islands in 1982, the P&O cruise liner <i>Canberra</i>, requisitioned as a troop carrier at the outbreak of the conflict, is shown in the midst of an attack by Argentine Mirage aircraft in San Carlos Water during May. Believed by the Argentine pilots to be a hospital ship, <i>Canberra</i> herself was never targeted, but her proximity to other ships of the British task force meant that she was constantly in danger.

Canberra at San Carlos by Ivan Berryman.

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Rear Admiral Roger Hedrick

After joining the US Navy in 1936, Roger Hedrick served aboard the USS Ranger before joining VF-17 on USS Bunker Hill as Executive Officer to Tom Blackburn. With over 200 hours in fighters before his first combat, Hedrick brought considerable experience to the squadron. Regarded by Blackburn as the top fighter pilot he flew with in World War Two, Hedrick completed over 100 combat missions and shot down 12 Japanese aircraft, with a number of probables unconfirmed. Flying the F4U he took part in the campaigns in the Solomons, Iwo Jima, Okinawa and Japan. Sadly, he passed away on 10th January 2006.

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B139P. HMS Royal Oak by Ivan Berryman. The R-class battleship Royal Oak lies at anchor in Scapa Flow between the wars ahead of her sisters Royal Sovereign and Revenge. HMS Repulse is passing the line on the left of the picture
HMS Royal Oak by Ivan Berryman (P)
Half Price! - £500.00 		Originally constructed as a Home Fleet Repair Ship, HMS Cyclops was later converted into a submarine depot ship and enjoyed a long career, both in the Mediterranean and in home waters. Here she prepares to receive HMS Sceptre. Another S-class submarine is already tethered alongside.

HMS Cyclops Prepares to Receive HMS Sceptre by Ivan Berryman
Half Price! - £27.50 		The Flower Class corvette HMS Sunflower at sea in 1942. One of thirty ordered on 31st August 1939, K41 was built by Smiths Dockyard in just 9 months and 6 days, completed on 25th January 1941.

HMS Sunflower by Ivan Berryman.
Half Price! - £15.00 		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 Victory by Randall Wilson.
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The nuclear-powered submarine HMS Repulse (S23) manoeuvres in preparation to berth at HMS Dolphin in Portsmouth harbour in the late 1970s.

HMS Dolphin by Ivan Berryman. (AP)
Half Price! - £25.00 		HMS Eagle and the commando carrier HMS Albion during the withdrawal from Aden in November 1967. One of HMS Eagles Sea Vixen is passing overhead and RFA Stromness is at anchor in the distance.

HMS Eagle and HMS Albion by Ivan Berryman.
Half Price! - £15.00 		The mighty Bismarck returns fire to the fast-approaching HMS Hood a the start of a battle that would see both adversaries tragically sunk.

Bismarck Replies to HMS Hood by Ivan Berryman.
Half Price! - £15.00 		The moment shortly after dawn on 24th May 1941 when HMS Hood, in company with HMS Prince of Wales, opens fire on the Bismarck, setting in motion one of the greatest sea dramas the world had seen.

HMS Hood Engages Bismarck by Ivan Berryman (AP)
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HMS Calliope



Launched : 24th July 1884
RNVR Drillship 29th October 1907.

Renamed Helicon June 1915. Renamed Calliope October 1931. Sold 4th October 1951.

On this day in naval history....

23 February

Found 93 matching entries.

DAY

MONTH

YEAR

SHIP

ENTRY

23rdFebruary1891HMS BlakeAt Chatham preparing for recommissioning
23rdFebruary1910HMS BristolLaunched
23rdFebruary1911HMS CornwallArrived Gibraltar
23rdFebruary1913HMS Duke of EdinburghSailed Alexandretta for Beirut
23rdFebruary1921HMS CurlewSailed Shaghai for Hong Kong
23rdFebruary1921HMS CaledonSailed Falmouth for Mounts Bay
23rdFebruary1921HMS CordeliaSailed Falmouth for Mounts Bay
23rdFebruary1921HMS InconstantArrived Pembroke
23rdFebruary1921HMS LowestoftSailed Algoa Bay for Mossel Bay
23rdFebruary1921HMS CrocusArrived Malta
23rdFebruary1921HMS CarnationArrived Malta
23rdFebruary1921HMS L22Arrived Pembroke
23rdFebruary1922HMS LaburnumArrived Brisbane
23rdFebruary1926HMS LondonLaid down at Portsmouth Dockyard
23rdFebruary1928HMS CumberlandCommissioned
23rdFebruary1932HMS BidefordCommissioned
23rdFebruary1933HMS DanaeArrived Vera Cruz
23rdFebruary1933HMS ExeterArrived Falkland Islands
23rdFebruary1934HMS EagleSailed Penang for Singapore
23rdFebruary1934HMS AlectoArrived Portsmouth
23rdFebruary1934HMS DauntlessArrived Gibraltar
23rdFebruary1934HMS DauntlessArrived Gibraltar
23rdFebruary1934HMS H34Arrived Portsmouth
23rdFebruary1934HMS L19Arrived Gibraltar
23rdFebruary1934HMS L23Arrived Gibraltar
23rdFebruary1934HMS L27Arrived Gibraltar
23rdFebruary1934HMS L54Arrived Portsmouth
23rdFebruary1934HMS L56Arrived Portsmouth
23rdFebruary1934HMS L69Arrived Portsmouth
23rdFebruary1934HMS L71Arrived Portsmouth
23rdFebruary1934HMS L18Arrived Gibraltar
23rdFebruary1934HMS L22Arrived Portsmouth
23rdFebruary1934HMS L53Arrived Portsmouth
23rdFebruary1934HMS LupinSailed Bombay for Muscat
23rdFebruary1934HMS HastingsArrived Port Said
23rdFebruary1934HMS, HMNZS LeanderArrived St. Kitts from Barbados
23rdFebruary1934HMS ExeterArrived Port Stanley
23rdFebruary1934HMS DevonshireArrived Gibraltar
23rdFebruary1934HMS BarhamSailed Arosa Bay for Gibraltar
23rdFebruary1934HMS CourageousSailed Portsmouth for Gibraltar
23rdFebruary1934HMS CourageousSailed Portsmouth for Gibraltar
23rdFebruary1934HMS, HMNZS AchillesArrived St. Kitts from Barbados
23rdFebruary1935HMS FrobisherArrived St. Lucia
23rdFebruary1938HMS CumberlandCommissioned
23rdFebruary1940HMS ActiveArrived Gibraltar with steamer Maclaren
23rdFebruary1940HMS CossackSailed Methil escorting Convoy ON.15
23rdFebruary1940HMS CardiffArrived Portland as Gunnery School Training Ship
23rdFebruary1940HMS DaintyArrived at Freetown.
23rdFebruary1940HMS DianaSailed Methil escorting Convoy ON.15
23rdFebruary1940HMS EncounterExercised in the Firth of Forth.
23rdFebruary1940HMS ForesterRendezvoused HMS Mohawk which was escorting tanker Imperial Transport at Liverpool
23rdFebruary1940HMS ForesterSailed the Clyde
23rdFebruary1940HMS GallantAttacked U.61 east of Copinsay and inflicted some damage.
23rdFebruary1940HMS GriffinAttacked U.61 east of Copinsay and inflicted some damage.
23rdFebruary1940HMS ImperialSailed Methil escorting Convoy ON.15
23rdFebruary1940HMS JackalExercised in the Firth of Forth and then left as cover for a TM convoy.
23rdFebruary1940HMS JervisJoined Convoy FS.103
23rdFebruary1940HMS JervisSailed the Tyne escorting Convoy FS.103
23rdFebruary1940HMS JervisSailed Methil escorting Convoy MT.16
23rdFebruary1940HMS L23Sailed Rosyth for Blyth
23rdFebruary1940HMS BidefordAttacked a submarine contact WSW of Ushant
23rdFebruary1940HMS HastingsSailed Southend escorting Convoy FN.102
23rdFebruary1940HMS GrimsbyExercised in the Firth of Forth.
23rdFebruary1940HMS LondonderrySailed the Tyne escorting Convoy FS.103
23rdFebruary1940HMS LondonderrySailed Methil escorting Convoy MT.16
23rdFebruary1940HMS LondonderryJoined Convoy FS.103
23rdFebruary1940HMS BerwickSailed the Clyde for Scapa Flow.
23rdFebruary1942HMS BridgewaterCdr. (retired) Nelson Ward Hampton Weekes, RN Assumed Command
23rdFebruary1942HMS BridgewaterA/Cdr. (retired) Henry Fawcus Gerrans Leftwich, RN Relinquished Command
23rdFebruary1944HMS Loch ShinLaunched
23rdFebruary1944HMS Loch ShinPennant K421
23rdFebruary1944HMS CotswoldA/Lt.Cdr. John William Whittle, DSC, RNVR
23rdFebruary1945HMS Loch GlendhuCommissioned
23rdFebruary1945HMS Loch GlendhuCommissioned
23rdFebruary1946HMS HargoodReturned to the USN
23rdFebruary1951HMS GambiaArrived Gibraltar
23rdFebruary1956HMS Loch AlvieArrived Calicut
23rdFebruary1963HMS AlbionArrived Hong Kong
23rdFebruary1967HMS HermesFlyex off Malta
23rdFebruary1969HMS CavalierArrived Gibraltar to pay off and to be refitted
23rdFebruary1982HMS AmbuscadeSailed Gibraltar
23rdFebruary2001HMS GrimsbyGlasgow
23rdFebruary2001HMS CottesmoreBristol
23rdFebruary2001HMS GraftonIpswich
23rdFebruary2002HMS ChathamGibraltar
23rdFebruary2004HMS Ark RoyalPortsmouth
23rdFebruary2004HMS CardiffDevonport
23rdFebruary2004HMS InvinciblePortsmouth
23rdFebruary2005HMS CardiffPlymouth Sound
23rdFebruary2005HMS ArgyllPlymouth Sound
23rdFebruary2006HMS CornwallPlymouth Sound
23rdFebruary2007HMS BrocklesbyBremerhaven
23rdFebruary2007HMS IllustriousTorquay