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A two month pencil and
scalpel blade drawing working by naked eye only, of course.
Measurements of original and
print: 27.2 cm. x 8 cm.
Copyright 2000.
Price of Artist's signed
conservation quality print each: £60 inclusive.
Description of Compostion:
This 'Improved' ‘Southampton` class cruiser –
sister ship of Belfast - shown, without camouflage, as built, in
late 1939, at speed on a dark sea and under a racing, stormy sky.
Launched
in March 1938 and completed in July 1939, Edinburgh joined the 18th.
Cruiser Squadron, Home Fleet, based at Scapa
Flow in September 1939(with Belfast). In October 1939 she
transferred to the 2nd. Cruiser Squadron in the Humber,
escorting convoys to Scandanavia and other duties. A refit followed until
October 1940 when she rejoined the 18th. Cruiser Squadron and,
in March 1941, she covered the Lofoten Islands raid. May 1941 found Edinburgh
involved in the hunt for the Bismarck and later, in July 1941, she
took part in 'Operation Substance` in the Mediterranean. Later, in
September 1941, she, too, was part of the Malta convoy 'Operation
Halberd`.
November
1941 found her back in northern
waters escorting convoys to North Russia. However, while taking part in
Convoy QP 11 in April 1942, while unscreened fifteen miles ahead of this
convoy, she was torpedoed by U456. Her
stern blown-off by the second torpedo, brave attempts to reach a North
Russian port and being attacked by German destroyers, resulted in the ship
having to be finally torpedoed and sunk by H.M.S. Foresight
on the 2nd. May 1942, along with a large quantity of gold.
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