HMS Queen Elizabeth Naval Battleship art prints

HMS Queen Elizabeth naval art prints. Ivan Berryman artist gallery of naval prints of HMS Queen Elizabeth, the Royal Navy battleship. This gallery includes all prints and original paintings by naval artist Ivan Berryman of HMS Queen Elizabeth.

Displacement: 29,700 Speed: 23.0 knots Compliment: 950 and up to 1,220 in 1918

Armament: Eight 15-inch guns in pairs and fourteen 6 -inch guns. Two 3 inch Anti Aircraft Guns in 1917, two 4-inch anti aircraft guns.

HMS QUEEN ELIZABETH HMS Queen Elizabeth was built at Portsmouth and Re -Engined at Fairfield and launched on the 16th October 1913. She was the sister ship to HMS Warspite, Valiant, Barham, and Malaya. HMS Queen Elizabeth was the only ship of the class to have a full compliment of sixteen 6-inch guns, She was the only ship of the class not be be involved during the Battle of Jutland. But her first world war service included being part of the Dardanelle's campaign. She bombarded the forts on the Narrows in the support of the Gallipoli landings between February 25th and May 14th 1915. She fired a total of 86 15-inch shells and 71 6-inch shells. The short supply of 15-inch shells and a direct order from the Admiralty not to ware out her guns. After the battle of Jutland (She was in refit at the Time,) She became the flagship of the Home Fleet in February 1917.HMS Queen Elizabeth had to major refits between the Wars. At the start of World War two she was in the middle of her second refit, being reconstructed at Portsmouth, due to the chance of enemy bombing she was moved to Rosyth. Being completed and ready for service in May 1941. HMS Queen Elizabeth was transferred to The Mediterranean fleet. It was at Alexandria, along with her sister ship HMS Valiant that both ships were mined by Italian Frogmen. HMS Queen Elizabeth sank in shallow water, raised and temporarily repaired. But due to the serious damage she had sustained she was transferred to the US Navy Yard in Norfolk. being repaired there between September 1942 till 1st June 1943.

She joined the Eastern fleet and In January 1944 onwards was joined by HMS valiant and took part in the carrier raids in Indonesia against Japanese bases. returning to Britain in July 1945. and finally scrapped at Dalmuir on the Clyde 7th July 1948. and at Troon (Hull only)

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EDITIONS

Pilot Signed Prints - The Hunting Party Price : £145

Pilot Signed Print - In Them We Trust.. Price : £125

Two Pilot Sigs Print - Freedom Fighters. Price : £160

Pilot Signed Original Drawing - 501 Sqn Scramble. Price : £380

Pilot Signed Original Drawing - 41 Sqn Scramble. Price : £380

ARTIST
Featured Artist - Ivan Berryman

Ivan Berryman - Battle of Britain Art

Artist Ivan Berryman has been producing many pencil drawings depicting scenes from the Battle of Britain. Each of these is signed by one of the pilots who was actually present at the battle, and is often inspired by the events they took part in themselves. Special signed print editions have also been created from existing full colour print editions, with some featuring multiple pilot signatures. You can find all of Ivan's Battle of Britain artwork on his website - www.ivanberryman.com, or see a full list of pencil drawings - updated regularly, in our dedicated section of pencil drawings.

When you go to a product page for an item in our shop, click on the names of the pilots where they are linked in the text for an item to see a profile page for that pilot. Often we include photos of signing sessions along with details of their flying career, and a full list of all items signed by the pilot.

Pilot Signed Battle of Britain Prints and Original Pencil Drawings

Commemorating the 70th Anniversary of the Battle of Britain

We are busy building up a portfolio of many many original pencil drawings which depict events from the Battle of Britain, the famous air battle won by 'the Few' in the summer of 1940. The British and Commonwealth pilots defended the air above Britain and the surrounding seaways from the might of the German Luftwaffe. Greatly outnumbered, the bravery of these young pilots saved the country from invasion, and let Britain survive to go on to defeat Germany. Without that first crucial victory, the outcome of the war could have been so very different. We have been busy arranging signing sessions with the few pilots who fought in that great battle who remain with us to this day. Our newly commissioned pencil drawings are often based on the descriptions of the battle by these great men, and are authenticated by their signatures. We have also had several editions of existing prints signed in full, or have signatures added to parts of existing editions. We have also incoporated signatures of some of the German pilots who also took part in the battle, some of whom went on to become top scoring aces of the war. See our Original Pencil Drawings Section - particularly the section of artists David Pentland and Ivan Berryman. Also, see our New Signature Editions section to see all of our newly signed editions.

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