Google
 
Web www.military-art.com

History of USS Texas. American Battleship,  USS Texas bombarding the Normandy Coast during D-Day in naval art print Gunline Omaha. Original naval painting available from Cranston Fine Arts.

Gunline Omaha by Randall Wilson.  In support of the American landings at Utah and Omaha beaches, the USS Texas slugs it out with German heavy gun emplacements during the D-Day landings.

Welcome to Cranston Fine Arts, Military, Naval and Aviation art print searchable database for use by customers of Cranston Fine Arts and authorised trade outlets around the world.

Cranston Fine Arts, publishers of over 2000 prints available from Cranston Fine Arts or authorised dealers around the world.

Gunline Omaha - USS Texas by Randall Wilson.

In support of the American landings at Utah and Omaha beaches, the USS Texas slugs it out with German heavy gun emplacements during the D-Day landings.

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 £480.00

Limited edition of 50 giclee canvas prints. Image size 30 inches x 20 inches (76cm x 51cm). Price £370.00

Original painting by Randall Wilson. Image size 36 inches x 24 inches (91cm x 61cm). Price £2800.00

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 25 inches x 15 inches (64cm x 38cm). Price £60.00

ITEM CODE DHM0738

Related Items and Offers: Click Images for Details

USS Mississippi BB41 by Randall Wilson.

USS Mississippi BB41 by Randall Wilson.

Buy With This For Only : £180

USS New Jersey, batten down the Hatches by Randall Wilson.

USS New Jersey, batten down the Hatches by Randall Wilson.

Buy With This For Only : £180

 

USS Texas was built by Newport News and laid down on the 17th April 1911, launched 18th May 1912 and commissioned into the navy on the 12th March 1914 , joining the 6th battle Squadron of the Grand Fleet. serving with it  until being transferred to serve with the British grand Fleet from January 1918 until December 1918. USS Texas was the first US battleship to carry Anti aircraft Armament. She was re-boilered after the war using the boiler which had been built for the Battle Cruisers ordered in 1916 which were never built. Became a training ship in 1936. and was listed for disposal once their replacements had been built.  During World war two USS Texas supported the Normandy landings. and while bombarding Cherbourg she was hit several times by 11 inch shells from German Coastal defences. On the 25th June went to Plymouth for repairs. On the 15th August 1944 supported landings in Southern France. and In November 1944 transferred tot he Pacific to support the landings at Iwo Jima and Okinawa. On the 27th October 1945 she was decommissioned and towed to San Jacinto Basin. where she is preserved as a state Musuem.

Displacement: 27,000 tons,  Full load of 28,367 tons.  Speed: 21 Knots.  range 7060 nautical miles at 10 knots.  Crew 1042.  Armament: Ten 14-inch guns in pairs. twenty One 5 inch / 51 calibre guns/  Four 21-inch torpedo Tubes (submerged in the beam)
 

 

SHOWCASE PRODUCT

EDITIONS

Original Pencil Drawing of Bf109s of JG52 - personally signed by Gunther Rall. An example of the unique gifts that can be found on our Christmas 2009 page. Price : £340

ARTIST
Featured Artist - Nicolas Trudgian



Nicolas Trudgian Prints

Nicolas Trudgian is one of the world's foremost aviaiton artists. Cranston Fine Arts purchased all remaining stocks of his prints from his publisher around two years ago, and we are now the only source for the majority of his prints published before this time. You can see all the prints we have at our website www.nicolastrudgianprints.com where there is a full directory of all the prints.

There are great discounts available on many Nicolas Trudgian prints if you order now for Christmas!

You can see more about great artists like Nicolas Trudgian and their artwork on our Christmas 2009 Page.

Christmas ideas from Cranston Fine Arts

Our offers, specials and recommendations this Christmas

We have a great deal of prints and paintings that are ideal as gifts this Christmas, and we've set up a special page to highlight the items to look out for, whatever your interests are in art. From our main specialities of military, aviation and naval art, to our large collections of the best in sport, railway and landscape art, everyone can find something in our shop that is special to them.

Click the link below to go to our special page for Christmas 2009 where you can see some rare signed rugby, motor racing and motorcycling prints; railway and landscape prints that can only be found on our website; details of our free worldwide shipping offer and our buy two, get a third half price deal; as well as more ideas for special gifts for Christmas, including original oil paintings and pencil drawings.

Click Here for our Christmas 2009 Page


You can also see an example of one of our special gift ideas for Christmas to the left, and below, some images picking out the detail in some of our paintings and prints.

DETAIL IMAGES





More Items from our database

Clash of Steel, Prokhorovka, Kursk, 12th July 1943 by David Pentland. (G)



At the German Trenches by Jason Askew.



Advance into Hell by Jason Askew.



See more Aviation Art at DirectArt.co.uk
See more Aviation Art at Military-Art .com

This website is owned by Cranston Fine Arts.  Torwood House, Torwoodhill Road, Rhu, Helensburgh, Scotland, G848LE

Contact: Tel: (+44) (0) 1436 820269.  Fax: (+44) (0) 1436 820473. Email:

More sites :     www.worldnavalships.com   www.nicolastrudgianprints.com   www.markchurms.co.uk     www.armynavyairforce.co.uk    www.roberttaylorprints.com

Last modified: June 01, 2009