What a ship. Nice one Brian.
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What a ship. Nice one Brian.
Kenneth Shoesmith was born in Halifax, Yorkshire, in 1890 and died in London in 1939.
He Painted all the Posters for the shipping companies.
see his name on google
Kenneth Shoesmith was born in Halifax, Yorkshire, in 1890 and died in London in 1939.
He painted all the Posters for the major shipping companies
Hi Brian,Glyn knows all that, what he is looking for are paintings that he might not have seen,like the one I posted of the Hospital ship at Alexandria, he is using that one. Keep a sharp lookout when you see those old posters,could be worth something,
BrianD
Hi Brian all the posters are on various sites when you type his name into Google but they are copywrite. So I dont know if we can post them or not. Take a look
I don't download any prints just in case we infringe some copyrights. All the pictures I have posted are from books,magazines and periodicals that are mine.The majority of my pictures are from old postcards,of which I still have plenty that I have'nt posted yet;I'll stick a few more on for you toget your teeth into,
BrianD
Hi BrianQuote:
Originally Posted by brian daley
I think you are correct not to post the pictures here, although you could give the website addresses where the paintings or photographs can be found and viewed by us. That would be perfectly permissible.
Thanks.
Cheers
Chris :PDT_Aliboronz_24:
Here are three very different illustrations 0f ships at war,the first is by the Canadian war artist Alfred Leete ,and he shows ships under attack by a German surface raider. The men in the water stand very little chance of survival because the raiders had ti hit and run. A fearful scene and one that was enacted too many times in the oceans of the world.
Secondly, we are shown a scene in the English Channel in which an old paddle wheeler is shown charging down the channel trying to defend her charges in the convoy. The artist ,William Dringwas a Royal Navy man who ended the war in a German POW camp.
And,finally,we have the enemy,a German U-Boat surfaced to get some fresh in the rather fetid below decks. TRhis fine picture was painted by the German war artist Claus Bergen. I have alot of propaganda posters from all sides in this conflict,please let me know if you would like to see them,
BrianD
At the Battle of the Falklands,8 th December 1914, the cruiser Kent went in pursuit of the German Nurnberg. Kent was a poor steamer and could rarely attain her designed 23 knots but on this day she was stoked to full speed for over 8 hours ,achieving a speed of 24 knots. This painting,unattributed,gives a wonderful view of the hell the stokers worked in to get the job done,
BrianD
Two painting by one of the greatest British war artists Norman(later Sir Norman) Wilkinson.
The first is from 1942 and shows the German battle cruisers,Scharnhorst and Gneisenau dashing down the English Channel with British Swordfish in full pursuit.These ships sank more than 115,000 t6ons of shipping in the North Atlantic in 1941.
The second picture shows the bombing of the German battleship Tirpitz in a Norwegian fjord by British Barracuda bombers. Continuous harassment by air ,and by midget submarines, helped sank her in 1944. Wonderfully graphic depictions of epic battles,
BrianD
Here is a super old wartime painting,I'm sure there are many out there who will identify it properly. (I've mislaid the date,artist and title);but it can clearly be seen what the painting is about. It the return to the Gladstone dock of "Jimmy" Walker and his flotillla after a succesful sortie on the western approaches. Information would be most welcome,
BrianD
It is HMS Starling, There is a statue memorial of Capt. Walker on the Pier Head. His real name was Captain Frederick Walker, nick named JOHNNY WALKER ,
Magpie class frigate, HMS Starling built Fairfield 14th October 1942 Scrapped in 1965.
now watch this with the sound turned up high . when we had a proper Navy with HMS VICTORY.http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L2WdU3Zkeig
Great stuff Brian,you've proved that someone reads these bloody postings! seriously though, I will file the info for future use,thanks,
briand
That's a great pic' Brian,the guy was a true hero!:snf (41):Quote:
Originally Posted by brian daley
Excellent pics Brian. Nice one.:handclap:Quote:
Originally Posted by brian daley
I know that these pictures are not remotely maritime,but they are connected with warfare. Thefirst picture is of a house designed by German architects of the Bauhaus group. It is in Potsdam ,near Berlin and was called Babelsberg but was more popularly known as the Einstein house ,after Albert Einstien. Built in the 20's ,it was the acme of architectural excellence. The cartoon is a vicious bit of Nazi propaganda which shows the fascist broom sweeping Einstein,and all Jews, from Nazi Germany.
I had the cartoon years before the picture of the house and did'nt fully understand the impilications of it until I came across the photo in the Book of Pictorial Knowledge.
Another two wartime paintings,the first by the Canadian artist Alfred Leete. This shows the commander of an Atlantic convoy escort,generally ,the commandees were RCN men and they undertook their tasks with great success. The second picture is by the German war artist Alfred Bock and shows the enemy of every convoy commodore ,the dreaded U-Boat. Both paintings are heroic in their own way,
BrianD
Nice one Brian.
This is a painting by the German born American marine artist Anton Otto Fiischer. He served the the cause of the U.S. by turning out some very emotive studies,such as this one ,The Lifeboat. He sailed on many U.S. Coast guard cutters to gather material for his work and this particular painting ranks as one of the greatest. Those of you who have been at sea can see how realistic this work is, It shows the survivors of a U-boat attack trying to sail through some very stormy waters,
BrianD
Excellent paintin Brian.so real.
reminds me of when I was in Lifeboat school in the Kings Dock Liverpool in 1953.
Yes Brian,I heard it could get pretty rough there,especially if you had had a dinner session in the 7 Steps!
BrianD
Another two great pictures by wartime artists. The first is by Norman Wilkinson and shows HMS Campbelltown (an old American 4 stacker transferred to the Royal Navy) leading the attack to destroy themassive dry dock and submarine berths at St. Nazaire in April 1942. The second is by a Canadian artist ,John Platt, and it shows a convoy passing St. Anthony's lighthouse before entering the harbour at Newfoundland,two very different studies.
BrianD
Nice one Brian.
On the day Britain and France declared war on Germany, two sister pocket-battleships, the Deutschland and the Graf Spree were poised ready to disrupt and desteoy Allied merchant shipping in the Atlantic.Over the following months , the Graf Spee caused sufficient havoc in the South Atlantic to merit pursuit by three British Naval Raider Hunting Groups. She was finally intrecepted off the estuary of the river Plate on 13th of December by the Exeter, A Cchilles and Ajax and was forced into the Uruguayan harbour of Montevideo, Captain Langsdorff,aware of the build-up of British reinforcements,was forced to scuttle the battleship on the FUHRER'S orders
Reg.
Hi Reg,
I have seen the wreckage of the Graf Spee in Montevideo, in 1958 they were scrapping her down from the breakwater. I went back there in 2006 and they had built a war Memorial to her on the quayside, the Queen Mary 2 is behind. This is the anchor of the Graf Spee
Hi Brian .
Who's that good looking Guy in the photo?? Great shot with the QE2 in the background, and the anchor of the Graf Spee, I understand that "The Fuhrer" went into a fit of hysteria when he gave the order "Scuttle"!
I have not getting any answers to my posts, have to look and see if I have any??Will check stats .
Reg.
Here is a photo of GRAF SPEE at the Spithead Revue in May 1937, behind is the HMS Hood and HMS Resolution. 2 years later the Graf Spee was sinking British ships.
Graf Spee burning in the Rio del Plata, river Plate of the harbour of Montevideo.December 1939
The telemetre, or gun range finder witch is stood behind my camera on the anchor photo. It is usualy right on top of the foremast over the bridge.
I dont know where everyone has gone, where is Daley and gang??
Daley has a gang? Don't we have enough trouble with feral youths without fekkin pensioners acting up!Quote:
Originally Posted by captain kong
:PDT_Aliboronz_24:
Yes kevin, its called The Over The Hill Gang.
keep clear.
Ha, I gotta be with this gang...
Hi Pablo.Quote:
Originally Posted by pablo42
Yes it is a gang (or gangbang) us oldies have a situation in which a number perform's sex acts with one person, either in turn or at the same time.
Rubbish - you may be nearing the brow but none of you are over the hill just yet!Quote:
Originally Posted by captain kong
almost Kevin, almost. Gasp.!!!!!
Ha, I never knew...Quote:
Originally Posted by rbrewr
Hi fellers,
I'm back,got let out with just an Asbo,so, as soon as I can nick a good p.c. I should be backi up and running properly sometime next week. My proper p.c. has not been upgraded yet,this is being done on a wi fi note book (retirement present); meanwhile I've got to get the gang back together,we doing a cake shop tomorow,
BrianD
Nice to have you back Brian.
Nice to be back Pablo,but I/m not fully operational yet, got to get my main server back on line,steaming on one boiler at the moment,hope to be back up to scratch next week sometime,
Cheers,
BrianD
This painting is by a Canadian war artist and it depicts an incident that occurred in the North Atlantic. Here we see a U-Boat that had surfaced to do battle, or surrender, with a Canadian corvette, Ville de Quebec.
The Canadian was well prepared and rammed her,the impact threw one of the Germans overboard as he emerged from the conning. The U-Boat sank and the fate of her crew was not mentioned.
BrianD
Glad to see you back,Brian! I've always thought it must have been a pretty grim experience, serving on a U-boat, or any sub' really! Like bomber crews,mortality was much higher than the norm!
[QUOTE=brian daley;241378]This painting is by a Canadian war artist and it depicts an incident that occurred in the North Atlantic. Here we see a U-Boat that had surfaced to do battle, or surrender, with a Canadian corvette, Ville de Quebec.
The Canadian was well prepared and rammed her,the impact threw one of the Germans overboard as he emerged from the conning. The U-Boat sank and the fate of her crew was not mentioned.
Hi BrianD Good to see you again.
Officers on the bridge of the corvette H.M.C.S. Ville De Québec, 1942.
Lieutenant-Commander D.G. Jeffrey, the ship's Commanding Officer, Commander J.M.L. Gauvreau .
Reg