Nice one Brian.
Nice one Brian.
A little while ago I posted a piece from the journal of Petty Officer Harry Price in which he described the Royal Tour of the Empire with the Duke and Duchess of Cornwall on the HMS Ophir. Tonight Ifound this little gem by Charles Dixon in which he illustrates the Ophir's return to Portsmouth. A lovely little study,
BrianD
Here are some wartime posters from the US. They look so very different from British recruiting posters, there's a dashing air about them which really worked on young men,they thought it was true that all the nice girls love sailors.( they did too!)
BrianD
The first picture is by the American war artist Tom Lovell and hangs in the U.S.Merchant Marine Academy at Kings Point, New York. The title is The Last Five Shells, and it shows U.S.Merchant Marine hero who took over when the navy gun crew were gunned down, manning thier gun until the end.
I read of a similar incident many years when the Stephen F. Quinn heroically fought off a U-boat.
The second picture is by the Canadian war artist Paul Goranson and shows the crew of a freighter escaping with their lives. The artist was actually on that boat and the artist learned what life was like on the merchant ships. Everyone on the boat was succesfully rescued,
BrianD
Nice one Brian.
I will take some photos of the Jacinta when I go to Fleetwood tomorow morning. back on Tuesday next week. No Internet in Fleetwood.
Not gone yet due to snow in Bolton.
I will do Jacinta later. She earned 1.94 million pounds in 1994 then the EU closed her down. an excellent museum ship now.
Here is a pcture of HMS FOUDROYANT, Nelsons Flag Ship in 1800.and then later wrecked on the sands at Blackpool in 1897
" For those in Peril on the Sea............................................... ..............
Famous words from an old maritime hymn, the pictures below illustrate the danger and hardships that a whole generation of seamen experienced during WW11. The first picture is by the Canadian artist H Beaumont and shows the crew of an escort vessel watching their ship go down.
The other two pictures are by the American artist Anton Otto Fischer and show a U>S Coast Guard cutter depth charging a U-Boat and then the unsuccesful result of the cutter's defense- a ship hit and ablaze after a wolf pack attack. I cannot imagine what those men went through at such a time,
BrianD
Nice one guys.
Hi Found this old drawing in the back of a book..Looks very interestiing?? There is some writing on the lower right half, but I cannot make it out.Originally Posted by brian daley
Reg.
Hi Reg,
I read it as "Cautiously the U-boat surfaced and advanced slowly on the sinking ship". From the cut of the tillermans and his cap,it looks to be a WW1 casualty ,and the tropical white's of the crew would seem to place the incident in the South Seas. But that is only a guess,
BrianD
yes that is what I could read with my magnifying glass.
I thank you Brian, but one thing worries me, I thought by now you would have gone blind . What with all the action you have had with those lovely ladies ??
reg.
Almost there Reg, that is why I have to use a Magnifying glass.
Here is a ww2 film of the convoys and U boats,
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q7xu0DDLIP0
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R0xWzp6GKXs
There are many more in the series
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