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Cranston Fine Arts  Naval Art World War Two Ships HMS Foxhound to HMS Mauritius  HMS Grafton |
[UP] - HMS Foxhound - HMS Frobisher - HMS Furious - HMS Glasgow - HMS Glorious - HMS Glowworm - HMS Grafton - HMS Havock - HMS Hood - HMS Hotspur - HMS Howe - HMS Illustrious - HMS Indefatigable - HMS Indomitable - HMS Jamaica - HMS Kelly - HMS Kenya - HMS King George V - HMS Leander - HMS Maidstone - HMS Malaya - HMS Matchless - HMS Mauritius |
| HMS Grafton Naval Art Prints, Paintings and Drawings |
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Dunkirk by Ivan Berryman. Between 24th may and 4th June 1940 an extraordinary armada of craft, large and small, naval and civilian, embarked on one of the greatest rescue missions in history. the evacuation of 330,000 British and French troops from the beaches of Dunkirk in northern France. the destroyer HMS Shikari dominates the foreground here as troops pour onto the beaches and harbour moles in search of salvation. MTB are seen picking up troops and taking them to ships further out including MTB102. Also shown is a paddle steamer with very shallow draft taking on troops close to the beach and in the distance HMS Grafton can be seen taking troops from the mole. She was lost later during the evacuation. |
Dunkirk by Ivan Berryman. Between 24th may and 4th June 1940 an extraordinary armada of craft, large and small, naval and civilian, embarked on one of the greatest rescue missions in history. the evacuation of 330,000 British and French troops from the beaches of Dunkirk in northern France. the destroyer HMS Wakeful dominates the foreground here as troops pour onto the beaches and harbour moles in search of salvation. Both Wakeful and distant HMS Grafton were lost during the evacuation. |
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