Battle of Tsushima, Line of Battle by Anthony Saunders
The flag ship Mikasa (Admiral Togo) leading
the line at around 3pm on May 27th, 1905. Ships following are
Shikishima and Fuji with other ships of the fleet further in the
distance.
Battle of Tsushima by Anthony Saunders
Japanese
Torpedo destroyers, rush in to finish off the Russian battleships near
the end of the Battle of Tsushima.
Nelson's Victory at Trafalgar by
Anthony Saunders Undoubtedly the most famous battle in
the history of naval warfare. The battle of Trafalgar was fought on a
calm, almost windless day, on 21st October 1805. Nelson's revolutionary
battle plan was to cut apart the larger Franco-Spanish fleet of
Vice-Admiral Villeneuve by sailing in two single column divisions
directly at right angles into the combined fleet and thus rendering
almost half of the leading ships useless until they could turn and join
the fight, which in such calm conditions could take hours. The battle
raged for five hours, in which time not one single British ship was
lost, however, Nelson would tragically lose his life at the very moment
of his triumph, a triumph which rendered the British Navy unchallenged
in supremacy for over a century.
Here Nelson's flagship, HMS Victory
(followed by HMS Temeraire) is seen breaking the Franco-Spanish line and
commencing her murderous hail of gunfire into the stern of Villeneuve's
flagship Bucentaure. Meanwhile the Victory herself is being fired upon
by the French Neptune. Redoubtable can be seen at the far right.
Battle of
the Nile by Anthony Saunders On the 1st August 1798, thirteen
French ships of the line sat at anchor in Aboukir bay off the coast of
Alexandria Egypt, in support of Napoleon who was inland with his troops
attempting to conquer the country. AS night time approached so did Lord
Horatio Nelson and the British fleet. nelson had been hunting Napoleon
at sea for months; at Aboukir Bat he had found the French fleet, trapped
and unprepared for battle. Nelson's audacious plan was to attack the
French on their unprotected port side, the plan had its risks, the whole
of the British fleet could run aground in the Shallows - nut Nelson
knew the waters too well. The battle of the Nile was one o f the most
decisive in the history of naval warfare. By the end of the battle
nearly all three French ships were sunk or captured. the 124 gun
flagship the pride of the French navy L'Orient, has exploded with such
ferocity that it halted the battle for over ten minutes. Napoleon's
ability to dominate the region had been crushed, whilst Nelson was to
become a hero throughout the whole of Britain.Ships form left to right. HMS
Thesius, L'Heureux, le Tonnant, HMS Akexander, L'Orient HMS Swiftsure, HMS
Defence, L'Auilon and HMS Vangard
Dawn
Enterprise by Anthony Saunders The first light of
dawn silhouettes the massive outline of the Yorktown class carrier USS
Enterprise, in mid April 1944 she was partnered by the new Essex Class
carrier USS Lexington.
USS Yorktown at the Battle of Midway by Anthony
Saunders USS Yorktown seen accompanied by her destroyers including USS Hammann
shown under attack by Japanese Torpedo Bombers (Kates) during the battle
of Midway. It was in this action that USS Yorktown was lost.
Storm Force to the Falklands by Anthony
Saunders HMS Broadsword and the aircraft carrier Hermes battle their way
through the storm on their way to the Battle for the Falklands.
USS Baltimore and
Saratoga in the Pacific by Anthony Saunders In February 1944, USS Baltimore
and Saratoga make up part of the formidable Task Force 58, forcing their
way through the central pacific to attack the Japanese bases in the
Marshal Islands in support of Operation 'Flintlock'.
The Narvik Squadron by Anthony Saunders The Last of the heavy Cruisers built by Germany (5 in total) The picture
shows Admiral Hipper making her first sortie on the 18th February 1940,
accompanied by the Scharnhorst and the Gneisenau on Operation Nordmark. (Search
for allied convoys on the route between Britain and Norway).
ARCTIC CONVOY BY Anthony Saunders Forcing their way through adverse conditions bordering on the
limitations of human endurance, The Allied convoys faced appalling odds
of survival in the endeavour to supply raw materials to Russia's only
ice free port of Murmansk.
GAUNTLET BY ANTHONY SAUNDERS Portsmouth August 26th 1940, the lone spitfire of Squadron Leader
Sandy Johnstone breaks the ranks and picks off one of the menacing
Heinkels only to encounter an equally determined attack from a BF109.
Accompanying the artists signature are three signatures
from pilots of 602 Squadron:
Air Vice Marshal Sandy Johnstone, Air Commodore Micky Mount and Wing Commander
Hector MacLean.
LANCASTER DAWN by ANTHONY SAUNDERS Depicts a 103
squadron Lancaster returning from a night-time bombing mission.
MALTESE FALCONS BY ANTHONY SAUNDERS
Depicting Spitfires of No.229 squadron as they pass over Malta in 1942, a
tribute to the young pilots, regarded as the saviour of an Island.
