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Battle of Denmark Strait
Cranston Military Prints  By Subject Naval Art World War Two  Denmark Strait |
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| Battle of Denmark Strait. World War Two naval art prints of the Battle of Denmark Strait. |
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Battle of the Denmark Straits by Randall Wilson. With salvos landing close, the Bismarck with Prinz Eugen is shown loosing off the salvo that destroyed HMS Hood. |
The Final Salvo - HMS Hood by Anthony Saunders. HMS Hood readies to fire off a what proved to be the final salvo against the Bismarck before a shell from the German battleship penetrated the magazine of HMS Hood, tearing apart the British ship in an enormous explosion. |
HMS Hood Opens Fire Upon the Bismarck by Ivan Berryman. In the early morning murk of 24th May 1941, the forward 15in guns of HMS Hood fire the first shots against the mighty German battleship Bismarck. Both Bismarck and her escort, the Prinz Eugen, immediately responded, the latter causing a fierce fire on Hoods upper deck, while plunging shot from Bismarck penetrated deep into the British ships hull, causing an explosion that ripped the Hood apart, sinking her in an instant. Tragically, just three survivors were rescued from the water. |
Bismarck Replies to HMS Hood by Ivan Berryman. The mighty Bismarck returns fire to the fast-approaching HMS Hood at the start of a battle that would see both adversaries tragically sunk. The Bismarck would later be attacked by Swordfish aircraft from HMS Ark Royal, damaging her stearing and allowing her to be caught by the British battleships Rodney and King George V. The once proud German battleship would be ruthlessly pounded into a twisted and burning wreck and finally finished by HMS Dorsetshire with torpedoes at around 10:30 hours on the morning of May 27th 1941. HMS Dorsetshire and HMS Maori combed the area of the sinking for survivors, between them picking up a total of 110 out of an original complement of 2,300. |
Bismarck Replies to HMS Hood by Ivan Berryman. The mighty Bismarck returns fire to the fast-approaching HMS Hood a the start of a battle that would see both adversaries tragically sunk. |
Hood and Bismarck by David Mearns and Rob White. In May 1941 the most dramatic sea battle of the Second World War took place. Its protagonists were the two mightiest capital ships of the era - the German Bismarck, and the British battlecruiser Hood. Their confrontation resulted in the destruction of both warships and the loss of over 3,500 lives. In 2001 - the sixtieth anniversary of this apocalyptic battle - David Mearns led an expedition that discovered the wreck of Hood for the very first time and revisited the wreck of Bismarck. With Rob White tracing the history of these awe-inspiring vessels and the events that led to their fatal clash, Hood and Bismarck chronicles the progress and findings of this incredible mission. |
HMS Hood Opens Fire, May 24th, 1941 by Marii Chernev. a tribute by artist Marii Chernev, to the men of the Royal Navys most famous ship, the battlecruiser HMS Hood and all the Royal Navy veterans who fought in the cold waters of the North Atlantic during World War II. Of a crew of over 1500 able bodied seamen, only three survived the thunderous blast as the German battleship Bismarcks fifth salvo found the lightly protected magazine of the Hood. Over 100 tons of powder exploded in a spectacular fireball that split the pride of the Royal Navy in two. |
HMS Hood by Robert Taylor. HMS Hood ablaze after its magazine was hit by a salvo from the DKM Bismark, May 24, 1941 One of the rarest of the early Robert Taylor prints, published in 1980, we have one secondary market print available. The eidition was not numbered. The print is in fair condition, with only a slight crease, and a mark on the border. The colours on the print and the signature have not faded much at all, as the print was kept framed and in a corridor out of sunlight. Fading is normally an issue with these older prints, so it is rare to find one with very good colour. |
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