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Ivan Berryman one of the worlds leading Naval artists, who naval paintings not only include the Capital Ships of Britain, United Sates and Germany but also has produced some superb naval art prints, in tribute to the Sailors who served on the Cruisers and destroyers of the worlds major navies.

HMS Orion by Ivan Berryman.HMS Orion by Ivan Berryman. 3 editions available from £24.00
HMS Jamaica by Ivan Berryman.HMS Jamaica by Ivan Berryman. 2 editions available from £16.80
The Pursuit of the Graf Spee by Ivan Berryman. (Y)The Pursuit of the Graf Spee by Ivan Berryman. 3 editions available from £24.00
HMS Coventry by Ivan Berryman.HMS Coventry by Ivan Berryman. 2 editions available from £24.00
HMS Ark Royal and HMS Sheffield off the Mole, Gibraltar by Ivan Berryman (P)HMS Ark Royal and HMS Sheffield off the Mole - Gibraltar by Ivan Berryman (PC) 8 editions available from £2.00
HMS Emerald by Ivan Berryman.HMS Emerald by Ivan Berryman. 2 editions available from £24.00
HMS Emerald and HMS Enterprise by Ivan Berryman. (B)HMS Emerald and HMS Enterprise by Ivan Berryman. 7 editions available from £135.00
The Pursuit of the Graf Spee by Ivan Berryman. (PC)The Pursuit of the Graf Spee by Ivan Berryman. 6 editions available from £95.00
HMS Illustrious and HMS Kenya at Devonport by Ivan Berryman. (PC)HMS Illustrious and HMS Kenya at Devonport by Ivan Berryman. 6 editions available from £73.92
HMS Dorsetshire (The End of the Bismarck) by Ivan Berryman.HMS Dorsetshire (The End of the Bismarck) by Ivan Berryman. 3 editions available from £24.00
Operation Neptune by Ivan Berryman.Operation Neptune by Ivan Berryman. 3 editions available from £24.00
HMS Euryalus by Ivan Berryman. (PC)HMS Euryalus by Ivan Berryman. 5 editions available from £95.00
HMS Dido by Ivan Berryman. (PC)HMS Dido by Ivan Berryman. 4 editions available from £95.00
HMS Blake by Ivan Berryman. (PC)HMS Blake by Ivan Berryman. 6 editions available from £95.00
HMS Hood Passing Under the Forth Rail Bridge by Ivan Berryman (P)HMS Hood Passing Under the Forth Rail Bridge by Ivan Berryman (PC) 5 editions available from £2.00
Richelieu and HMS Cumberland 1945 by Ivan Berryman. (PC)Richelieu and HMS Cumberland 1945 by Ivan Berryman. 5 editions available from £95.00
HMS Durban Escorts the Troopship RMS Queen Mary by Ivan Berryman.HMS Durban Escorts the Troopship RMS Queen Mary by Ivan Berryman. 3 editions available from £24.00
HMS Dorsetshire by Ivan Berryman. (PC)HMS Dorsetshire by Ivan Berryman. 6 editions available from £79.80
HMS Valiant and HMS Phoebe at Alexandria, 1941 by Ivan Berryman (PC)HMS Valiant and HMS Phoebe at Alexandria, 1941 by Ivan Berryman. 7 editions available from £95.00
HMS Frobisher and HMS Roberts at Normandy by Ivan Berryman. (PC)HMS Frobisher and HMS Roberts at Normandy by Ivan Berryman 6 editions available from £95.00
HMS Ajax by Ivan Berryman. HMS Ajax by Ivan Berryman. £60.00
HMS Norfolk at the Battle of the North Cape by Ivan Berryman.HMS Norfolk at the Battle of the North Cape by Ivan Berryman. 3 editions available from £24.00
HMS Naiad by Ivan Berryman. (Y)HMS Naiad by Ivan Berryman. 4 editions available from £24.00

The attack on the Admiral Hipper by HMS Glowworm by Ivan Berryman.

Signed limited edition of 1150 prints. Image size 25 inches x 15 inches (64cm x 38cm). Price £95.00


Limited edition of 50 artist proofs. Image size 25 inches x 15 inches (64cm x 38cm). Price £135.00


Limited edition of 50 giclee canvas prints. Image size 36 inches x 24 inches (91cm x 61cm). Price £590.00


Limited edition of 50 giclee canvas prints. Image size 30 inches x 20 inches (76cm x 51cm). Price £460.00


Original painting by Ivan Berryman. Image size 36 inches x 24 inches (91cm x 61cm). Price £5200.00


**Limited edition of 50 artist proofs. (1 copy reduced to clear) Image size 25 inches x 15 inches (64cm x 38cm). Price £85.00

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Prinz Eugen by Ivan Berryman.

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The Channel Dash by Ivan Berryman.

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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 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.

Signed limited edition of 1150 prints. Image size 12 inches x 7 inches (31cm x 18cm). Price £24.00


Limited edition of 50 artist proofs. Image size 12 inches x 7 inches (31cm x 18cm). Price £48.00


Original acrylic by Ivan Berryman. Image size 14 inches x 10 inches (36cm x 25cm). Price £750.00

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Capitaine Rene Fonck by Ivan Berryman.

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The Duel - Nigel Mansell and Ayrton Senna at Monaco, 1992 by Ivan Berryman. (B)

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HMS Cossack by Ivan Berryman.

HMS Cossack, one of the fast Tribal class destroyers will always be remembered for the daring rescue of 300 prisoners of war from the German Altmark in Norwegian waters. She is shown here departing Grand Harbour, Malta.

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HMS Cossack on convoy duty by Ivan Berryman.

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Royal Navy Aircraft Carrier Print Pack.

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RFA Olna by Ivan Berryman.

Royal Fleet Auxiliary Olna prepares to receive HMS Active (F171) during the Falklands campaign of 1982. HMS Coventry (D118) is in the background

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Limited edition of 50 artist proofs. Image size 12 inches x 7 inches (31cm x 18cm). Price £48.00


Original acrylic painting by Ivan Berryman. Image size 16 inches x 12 inches (41cm x 31cm). Price £650.00

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Around the World by Ivan Berryman.

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Coastal Command - Avro Anson Mk.I by Ivan Berryman. (B)

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The Attack on the Admiral Hipper by HMS Glowworm by Ivan Berryman.

HMS Glowworm, burning severely after receiving hits from the mighty Admiral Hipper, is depicted turning to begin her heroic sacrifice off the Norwegian coast on 8th April 1940. Hugely out-gunned and already crippled, Glowworms captain, Lieutenant-Commander Roope rammed his destroyer into the side of the Admiral Hipper, inflicting a 40 metre rip in its armour belt before drifting away and exploding. 38 British sailors were rescued from the sea and Roope was awarded a posthumous VC for his bravery, the first earned by the Royal Navy in WWII.

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Limited edition of 50 artist proofs. Image size 12 inches x 7 inches (31cm x 18cm). Price £48.00

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HMS Glowworms Attack on the Admiral Hipper by Ivan Berryman.

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Major John Gilmour by Ivan Berryman. (B)

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HMS Repulse with HMS Prince of Wales Under Attack by Ivan Berryman

Mitsubishi G4Ms of 27 Kanoya Kokutai begin their devastating attack on Force Z off the north east coast of Malaya on 10th December 1941. Both Repulse and prince of Wales were lost in the attack, while their accompanying destroyers remained to pick up survivors among them HMS Express which can be seen off HMS Repulse starboard quarter.

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Limited edition of 50 artist proofs. Image size 25 inches x 17 inches (64cm x 43cm). Price £135.00


Limited edition of 10 remarques. Image size 25 inches x 17 inches (64cm x 43cm). Price £335.00


Limited edition of 50 giclee canvas prints. Image size 40 inches x 30 inches (102cm x 76cm). Price £690.00


Limited edition of 50 giclee canvas prints. Image size 30 inches x 20 inches (76cm x 51cm). Price £460.00


Postcard size 6 inches x 4 inches (15cm x 10cm). Price £2.00

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HMS Repulse by Ivan Berryman.

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Enter the Prince by Anthony Saunders

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HMS Repulse by Ivan Berryman.

Wearing her unusual black and white disruptive colour scheme, HMS Repulse is pictured as part of Force Z in company with HMS Prince of Wales and the destroyer Vampire. These two mighty battleships were to be lost within hours of each other, the victims of intense Japanese air strikes. Vampire and the destroyer Electra were on hand to pick up survivors from both ships.

Signed limited edition of 1150 prints. Image size 25 inches x 15 inches (64cm x 38cm). Price £95.00


Limited edition of 50 artist proofs. Image size 25 inches x 15 inches (64cm x 38cm). Price £135.00


Limited edition of 50 giclee canvas prints. Image size 36 inches x 24 inches (91cm x 61cm). Price £690.00


Limited edition of 50 giclee canvas prints. Image size 30 inches x 20 inches (76cm x 51cm). Price £460.00


Original painting by Ivan Berryman. Image size 36 inches x 24 inches (91cm x 61cm). Price £5000.00


Postcards size 6 inches x 4 inches (15cm x 10cm). Price £2.00


**Signed limited edition of 1150 prints. (One copy reduced to clear) Image size 25 inches x 15 inches (64cm x 38cm). Price £70.00

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HMS Repulse with HMS Prince of Wales Under Attack by Ivan Berryman

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Dawn Till Dusk by Richard Taylor.

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HMS Kelly passes HMS Royal Sovereign by Ivan Berryman.

The destroyer HMS Kelly passes close to the battleship HMS Royal Sovereign as she escorts a convoy in the Mediterranean near Malta.

Signed limited edition of 1150 prints. Image size 25 inches x 15 inches (64cm x 38cm). Price £95.00


Limited edition of 50 artist proofs. Image size 25 inches x 15 inches (64cm x 38cm). Price £135.00


Limited edition of 50 giclee canvas prints. Image size 36 inches x 24 inches (91cm x 61cm). Price £590.00


Limited edition of 50 giclee canvas prints. Image size 30 inches x 20 inches (76cm x 51cm). Price £460.00


Original painting by Ivan Berryman. Image size 36 inches x 24 inches (91cm x 61cm). Price £5400.00


Postcard size 6 inches x 4 inches (15cm x 10cm). Price £2.00


**Limited edition of 50 artist proofs. (2 reduced to clear) Image size 25 inches x 15 inches (64cm x 38cm) . Price £85.00

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HMS Cossack on convoy duty by Ivan Berryman.

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HMS Valiant and HMS Phoebe at Alexandria

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HMS Hood and HMS Express Departing from Portsmouth 1935 by Ivan Berryman

The pride of the Royal Navy, HMS Hood, leaves Portsmouth on her way to the Fleet Review of King George V in July 1935. HMS Hood is followed by the destroyer HMS Express.

Signed limited edition of 1150 prints. Image size 25 inches x 17 inches (64cm x 43cm). Price £95.00


Limited edition of 50 artist proofs. Image size 25 inches x 17 inches (64cm x 43cm). Price £135.00


Limited edition of 50 giclee canvas prints. Image size 36 inches x 24 inches (91cm x 61cm). Price £690.00


Limited edition of 50 giclee canvas prints. Image size 30 inches x 20 inches (76cm x 51cm). Price £460.00


Postcard size 6 inches x 4 inches (15cm x 10cm). Price £2.00

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Bismarck at Hamburg by Ivan Berryman.

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HMS Hood by Ivan Berryman.

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Around the World by Ivan Berryman.

Type 42 HMS Southampton (D90), Type 22 Beaver (F93), Type 42 Manchester (D95) and Type 21 Amazon (F169) formate during a World cruise on which they visited 17 countries in 9 months.

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Limited edition of 50 artist proofs. Image size 12 inches x 7 inches (31cm x 18cm). Price £48.00


Original acrylic painting by Ivan Berryman. Image size 16 inches x 12 inches (41cm x 31cm). Price £700.00

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RFA Olna by Ivan Berryman.

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HMS Ambuscade by Ivan Berryman.

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HMS Cossack on convoy duty by Ivan Berryman.

Built by Vickers Armstrong and launched on 8th June 1937, at the outbreak of War the Cossack served in Home waters and also in the Mediterranean. She was torpedoed and sunk by U.563 in the North Atlantic on the 23rd of October 1941.

Signed limited edition of 500 prints. Image size 20 inches x 13 inches (51cm x 33cm). Price £95.00


Limited edition of 50 artist proofs. Image size 20 inches x 13 inches (51cm x 33cm). Price £135.00


Limited edition of 50 giclee canavs prints. Image size 20 inches x 13 inches (51cm x 33cm). Price £250.00


Postcard size 6 inches x 4 inches (15cm x 10cm). Price £2.00

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HMS Kelly passes HMS Royal Sovereign by Ivan Berryman.

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HMS Cossack by Ivan Berryman.

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HMS Matchless by Ivan Berryman.

The destroyer HMS Matchless is shown turning at high speed off the Devon coast in June 1946. this elegant ship acquitted herself well during the Second World War, being involved in the hunt for - and ultimate sinking of - Scharnhorst in 1943.

Signed limited edition of 1150 prints. Image size 19 inches x 12 inches (43cm x 31cm). Price £80.00


Limited edition of 50 artist proofs. Image size 19 inches x 12 inches (43cm x 31cm). Price £120.00


Limited edition of 20 publishers proofs. Image size 19 inches x 12 inches (43cm x 31cm). Price £120.00


Limited edition of up to 50 giclee canvas prints. Size 36 inches x 24 inches (91cm x 61cm). Price £590.00


Limited edition of up to 50 giclee canvas prints. Size 30 inches x 20 inches (76cm x 51cm). Price £460.00


Original painting, oil on canvas by Ivan Berryman. . Price £


Remarque edition - limited edition of 10 giclee prints featuring an original pencil remarque. Image size 26 inches x 17 inches (66cm x 43cm) plus border with text and remarque drawing.. Price £350.00

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HMS Frobisher and HMS Roberts at Normandy by Ivan Berryman

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Raid on the Tirpitz by Ivan Berryman. (P)

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HMS Glasgow by Ivan Berryman.

Signed limited edition of 1150 prints. Image size 25 inches x 15 inches (64cm x 38cm). Price £95.00


Limited edition of 50 artist proofs. Image size 25 inches x 15 inches (64cm x 38cm). Price £135.00


Limited edition of 50 giclee canvas prints. Image size 25 inches x 15 inches (64cm x 38cm). Price £380.00


Original painting by Ivan Berryman. Image size 20 inches x 16 inches (51cm x 41cm). Price £3800.00


Postcard size 6 inches x 4 inches (15cm x 10cm). Price £2.00

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NTG03 - Task Force to Iraq by Ivan Berryman.

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Tribute to Hermann Graf by Graeme Lothian. (APB)

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HMS Resolution at Gibraltar by Ivan Berryman.

Launched in January 1915, the Revenge-class battleship HMS Resolution was to enjoy a 33 year career during which she served in the Atlantic, home and Eastern Fleets as well as serving repeated spells in the Mediterranean, being both bombed and torpedoed along the way. She is depicted off Gibraltar with HMS Wolverine, the destroyer perhaps best remembered for destroying the U-47 which sunk Resolutions sister ship Royal Oak in Scapa Flow.

Signed limited edition of 1150 prints. Image size 25 inches x 15 inches (64cm x 38cm). Price £95.00


Limited edition of 50 artist proofs. Image size 25 inches x 15 inches (64cm x 38cm). Price £135.00


Limited edition of 50 giclee canvas prints. Image size 36 inches x 24 inches (91cm x 61cm). Price £590.00


Limited edition of 50 giclee canvas prints. Image size 30 inches x 20 inches (76cm x 51cm). Price £460.00


Original painting by Ivan Berryman. Image size 36 inches x 24 inches (91cm x 61cm). Price £5400.00


Postcard size 6 inches x 4 inches (15cm x 10cm). Price £2.00

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HMS Malaya at Capetown

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HMS Resolution by Ivan Berryman

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HMS Onslaught by Ivan Berryman.

With her pennant number GO4 painted out to accommodate a western approaches camouflage the destroyer HMS Onslaught punches her way through a heavy swell during escort duties in the north Atlantic

Signed limited edition of 1150 prints. Image size 25 inches x 15 inches (64cm x 38cm). Price £95.00


Limited edition of 50 artist proofs. Image size 25 inches x 15 inches (64cm x 38cm). Price £135.00


Limited edition of 50 giclee canvas prints. Image size 30 inches x 20 inches (76cm x 51cm). Price £460.00


Original painting by Ivan Berryman. Image size 24 inches x 16 inches (61cm x 41cm). Price £3000.00


Postcard size 6 inches x 4 inches (15cm x 10cm). Price £2.00

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Coastal Command - Avro Anson Mk.I by Ivan Berryman. (B)

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Dawn Till Dusk by Richard Taylor.

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HMS Kelly by Ivan Berryman.

The destroyer HMS Kelly passes close to the old carrier HMS Eagle as she escorts a convoy in the Mediterranean early in 1941.

Signed limited edition of 1150 prints. Image size 12 inches x 7 inches (31cm x 18cm). Price £26.00


Limited edition of 50 artist proofs. Special Promotion : This print is 30% off for a limited time only! Image size 12 inches x 7 inches (31cm x 18cm). Price £31.92

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HMS Theseus by Ivan Berryman.

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HMS Centaur Departing Devonport by Ivan Berryman.

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HMS Glowworms Attack on the Admiral Hipper by Ivan Berryman.

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HMS Glowworms Attack on the Admiral Hipper by Ivan Berryman.

HMS Glowworm, burning severely after receiving hits from the mighty Admiral Hipper, is depicted turning to begin her heroic sacrifice off the Norwegian coast on 8th April 1940. Hugely out-gunned and already crippled, Glowworms captain, Lieutenant-Commander Roope rammed his destroyer into the side of the Admiral Hipper, inflicting a 40 metre rip in its armour belt before drifting away and exploding. 38 British sailors were rescued from the sea and Roope was awarded a posthumous VC for his bravery, the first earned by the Royal Navy in WWII.

Signed limited edition of 1150 prints. Image size 12 inches x 7 inches (31cm x 18cm). Price £24.00


Limited edition of 50 artist proofs. Image size 12 inches x 7 inches (31cm x 18cm). Price £48.00

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The Attack on the Admiral Hipper by HMS Glowworm by Ivan Berryman.

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Panther on the loose, Berlin, 2nd May 1945 by David Pentland. (P)

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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.

Signed limited edition of 1150 prints. Image size 17 inches x 25 inches (43cm x 64cm). Price £95.00


Limited edition of 50 artist proofs. Image size 17 inches x 25 inches (43cm x 64cm). Price £135.00


Limited edition of 50 giclee canvas prints. Image size 30 inches x 40 inches (76cm x 102cm). Price £690.00


Original painting by Ivan Berryman. Image size 30 inches x 40 inches (76cm x 102cm). Price £9800.00


Postcard size 6 inches x 4 inches (15cm x 10cm). Price £2.00


**Signed limited edition of 1150 prints. (One copy reduced to clear) Image size 17 inches x 25 inches (43cm x 64cm). Price £70.00

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Pedestal Convoy by Anthony Saunders

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Blenheim Mk.IVF of No.68 Sqn by Ivan Berryman.

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DHM1418. HMS Blake  by Ivan Berryman.  The newly converted Command Helicopter Cruiser HMS Blake leaves Grand Harbour Malta at the end of the 1960s.  In the background, the old Submarine Depot ship HMS Forth lies at anchor at the very end of her long career.

B0134. Operation Neptune by Ivan Berryman.  Forming part of the Eastern Task Force covering the landings at Normandy in June 1944, the cruiser HMS Mauritius is shown in company with the monitor HMS Roberts and the cruiser HMS Frobisher shelling German batteries at Merville, Houlgate and Benerville as the combined British and American forces embark upon what would become known forever as D-Day.

B0151. HMS Durban Escorts the Troopship RMS Queen Mary by Ivan Berryman.

B0146. HMS Jamaica by Ivan Berryman.

B0118. HMS Coventry by Ivan Berryman.  The anti-aircraft cruiser HMS Coventry comes under intense air attack off Tobruk on 14th September 1942 in company with the Type 2 Hunt class destroyer HMS Beaufort.  Coventry was repeatedly bombed both by Italian and German aircraft during the raids and was eventually lost.

B0127. HMS Emerald by Ivan Berryman.  The E-class light cruiser HMS Emerald is shown off the Newfoundland coast in company with a Flower class corvette.  Between October 1939 and August 1940, HMS Emerald carried £58 million in gold from Britain to Canada.

B0132. HMS Naiad by Ivan Berryman.  The Dido class cruiser HMS Naiad is pictured together with the cruiser HMS Leander during the encounter with the French Guepard in 1941 whilst they were both engaged in operations against the Vichy-French forces in Syria.

B0123. HMS Dorsetshire (The End of the Bismarck) by Ivan Berryman.  The heavy cruiser HMS Dorsetshire is brought up to sink the blazing wreck of the Bismarck with torpedoes at around 10:30 hours on the morning of May 27th 1941.  The once proud German ship had been ruthlessly pounded into a twisted and burning wreck by the British battleships Rodney and King George V.  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.

DHM1288. HMS Dorsetshire (The End of the Bismarck) by Ivan Berryman.  The heavy cruiser HMS Dorsetshire is brought up to sink the blazing wreck of the Bismarck with torpedoes at around 10:30 hours on the morning of May 27th 1941.  The once proud German ship had been ruthlessly pounded into a twisted and burning wreck by the British battleships Rodney and King George V.  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.

HMS Dorsetshire. built at Portsmouth Dockyard (Cammell laird)  and launched 29th January 1929 and completed 30th September 1930. she was part of the class which included  HMS Norfolk, (two other ships were planned but were cancelled in 1930, they were to be HMS Northumberland and HMS Surrey)   She carried a seaplane in1 931 and had a catapult added in 1932. At the outbreak of world war two, HMS Dorsetshire served in the east Indies in 1939, then to the South Atlantic in 1940 - 1941. she took part in the final action against the Bismarck firing 254 shells and three torpedoes of which two finally sank the German battleship. In1942  HMS Dorsetshire went to t he eastern Fleet and was bombed by Japanese aircraft of West of Ceylon and sank, 5th April 1942.

Displacement: 9,975 tons (Dorsetshire),   Speed: 32kt    Complement: 650 to 710

Armament: Eight 8 inch guns in pairs. Eight 4 inch anti-aircraft guns in pairs and sixteen 2pdr anti-aircraft guns in pairs as well as eight 0.5 inch machine guns in pairs.   Eight 21 inch torpedo tubes in pairs and 1 aircraft.

B0119. 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 Norfolk .   built at Fairfield Ship Building yard and launched 12th December  1928 and completed 30th April 1930. she was part of the class which included  HMS Dorsetshire, (two other ships were planned but were cancelled in 1930, they were to be HMS Northumberland and HMS Surrey)   She carried a seaplane in 1931 and had a catapult added in 1932. At the outbreak of world war two, HMS Norfolk served in the Home Fleet in 1939 till 1945 t  she took part in the final action against the Bismarck firing 527 8-inch shells and eight torpedoes. HMS Norfolk also took part in the action against the Scharnhorst, she was hit by two, 11-inch shells, one of which went through the X ring bulkhead and went overboard without exploding.

Displacement:   9,925 tons (Norfolk)   Speed: 32kt    Complement: 650 to 710

Armament: Eight 8 inch guns in pairs. Eight 4 inch anti-aircraft guns in pairs and sixteen 2pdr anti-aircraft guns in pairs as well as eight 0.5 inch machine guns in pairs.   Eight 21 inch torpedo tubes in pairs and 1 aircraft.

DHM1255. The Pursuit of the Graf Spee by Ivan Berryman.  Viewed from beneath the blistered guns of the damaged X and Y turrets of her sister HMS Ajax, Achilles come sunder fire from the pocket battleship Admiral Graf Spee during what was to become known as the Battle of the River Plate on the 13th December 1939. Shells from Achilles are closing on her opponent as the Graf Spee alters course at the start of the doomed battleships flight to Montevideo.

B0111. HMS Achilles engaging the Graf Spee by Ivan Berryman.  Viewed from beneath the wrecked X and Y turrets of her sister HMS Ajax, Achilles comes under fire from the pocket battleship Admiral Graf Spec during what was to become known as the Battle of River Plate on 13th December 1939. Shells from Achilles are closing on her opponent as the Graf Spee alters course at the start of the doomed Battleship's flight to Montevideo.

 

HMS Achilles a Leander Class Cruiser built by Cammell Laird  and laid down on the 11th June 1931, launched 1st september 1932 and completed 6th October 1933, served with the new Zealand Navy from 1937 to 1943,  HMS Achilles served in the South Atlantic 1939 taking a major role in the battle of the River Plate against the Graf Spee, firing a total of 1242 6-inch shells in the action. receiving splinter damage from near misses.   Loaned to the newly formed New Zealand navy  (along with her sister ship HMS Leander) 1940 to 1943, returning to the home Fleet 1943 - 1944 and then to the Pacific Fleet in 1945.  In 1948 she was sold to the Indian Navy and renamed Delhi. arriving there after refit in September 1948. In the 1953 film Battle of the River Plate she played her self in the film. She again saw service in the action to seize Goa by a small naval force in 1961. Seeing no further service until1969 when she visited Australia, new Zealand and Fiji. after which she was based on harbor duty at Cochin finally being paid of in 1977

Specifications for HMS Achilles

 

Displacement: 7,030 tons   Speed: 32.5kt    Complement: 550

Armament: Eight 6 inch guns in pairs. Eight 4 inch anti-aircraft guns in pairs and eight 2pdr anti-aircraft guns in pairs as well as twelve 0.5 inch machine guns in fours.   Eight 21 inch torpedo tubes in pairs and 1 aircraft.

DHM1108. Richelieu and HMS Cumberland 1945 by Ivan Berryman.  The French battleship Richelieu with the Royal Navy cruiser HMS Cumberland, shown during Operation Crimson after bombarding Sabang during July 1944. Grumman Avengers from the Royal Navy aircraft carrier HMS Vengeance shown overhead.

HMS Cumberland built at Vickers Armstrong at Barrow and launched 16th March 1926. Served in the South Atlantic 1939-1941, Home Fleet 1941-44, Eastern Fleet 1944-45 and East Indies in 1945. HMS Cumberland converted to a trials vessel in 1949 and finally scrapped in Newport on 3rd November 1959.

Displacement:  9,750 tons    Speed: 31.5kt    Complement: 679 increasing to 710 as Flagship.   Armament: Eight 8 inch guns in pairs. Eight 4 inch anti-aircraft guns in pairs and eight 2pdr anti-aircraft guns in pairs plus eight 0.5 machine guns in pairs.   Sixteen 21 inch torpedo tubes. 4 aircraft. Cumberland had to be cut down aft in order to balance the weight increase

 

 

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