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Cranston Fine Arts  Naval Art World War Two Ships HMS Ark Royal to HMS Formidable  HMS Belfast |
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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 Norfolk at the Battle of the North Cape by Ivan Berryman. HMS Norfolk and HMS Belfast of Force I are shown engaging the Scharnhorst which has already been hit and disabled by both HMS Duke of York and the cruiser HMS Jamaica. Scharnhorst was never to escape the clutches of the British and Norwegian forces for, having been slowed to just a few knots by numerous hits, fell victim to repeated torpedo attacks by the allied cruisers and destroyers that had trapped the German marauder. |
HMS Belfast by Robert Taylor. At the outbreak of World War II, H.M.S. Belfast had already joined the Home Fleet operating out of Scapa Flow. Patrolling north of the Faeroes in October 1939 she came across and captured the German liner Cap Norte. This success was short-lived, however, when she struck a mine, the explosion breaking her back. HMS Belfast rejoined the Home Fleet in November 1942, under the command of Captain (later Admiral Sir Frederick) Parham, HMS Belfast was the largest and arguably the most powerful cruiser in the Royal Navy. After repairs and modernisation she was the best-equipped cruiser afloat. Later she went on to play an important role in the Normandy Landings of June 1944. |
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. |
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