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FRANK WATSON WOOD (BRITISH, 1862-1953) H.M.S. ‘Duke of Edinburgh’ Watercolour heightened with white Signed ‘Frank Wood 1906’ (lower right) 9½ x 13½in. (24 x 34cm.)
The lead ship of the armoured cruiser Edinburgh class, H.M.S. Duke of Edinburgh was built by Pembroke dockyard and launched on 14 June 1904. In Malta for refitting at the start of the First World War, Duke of Edinburgh participated in the pursuit of the German light cruiser S.M.S. Breslau as well as the German battle cruiser S.M.S. Goeben. She was then, in August 1914, sent with her sister ship to the Red Sea to protect troop convoys arriving in India. In December of 1914 she was transferred to the Grand Fleet and was at the Battle of Jutland in May 1916. The only ship in the 2nd Cruiser Squadron to survive, Duke of Edinburgh did so undamaged. Sent to the Atlantic Ocean in August of 1917, she spent the rest of the war on convoy escort duty. Duke of Edinburgh was sold in April 1920 and broken up at Blyth.
£300-500
33. δ FRED J. GIRLING (BRITISH, 20TH-CENTURY) H.M.S. ‘Martin’ Watercolour heightened with white
Signed ‘FRED JAY GIRLING’ (lower right), and inscribed ‘H.M.S. “Martin”’ (lower left) 7½ x 8½in. (19 x 21.5cm)
An M Class destroyer, H.M.S. Martin had a short, but busy career. Built by Vickers-Armstrong at Newcastle upon Tyne and launched on 12 December 1940, Martin was part of the escort for the Home Fleet during Convoy PQ 17, protecting the Home Fleet on their voyage from Scapa Flow to Bear Island and back. She was also an escort to Force ‘H’ in Operation ‘Torch’ in which she guarded against action by the Italian Fleet. It was during the landings at Algiers in Operation ‘Torch’ that Martin was torpedoed by a German submarine and sunk, never making it to Oran with the rest of the operation.
£200-300 33 34. δ
FRANK HENRY MASON (BRITISH, 1876-1965) H.M.Y. ‘Britannia’ Watercolour heightened with white
Signed and inscribed ‘Frank H Mason H.M.Y. “Britannia”’ (lower left) 9½ x 13in. (24 x 33cm.)
The 83rd royal yacht, H.M.Y. Britannia launched from John Brown and Co. Shipyard on 16 April 1953. Serving the Royal family for over 44 years, Britannia travelled over one million miles and served as a royal residence holding state visits, official receptions, royal honeymoons, and family holidays. She is the only ship whose captain is traditionally an admiral. Built for the dual purpose of becoming a hospital ship if needed, she was decommissioned in 1997 and is now harboured in Leith and open to the public for visits.
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