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HMS King George V by Ivan Berryman (PC) HMS King George V, commissioned in 1940, was lead ship of five King George V-class battleships. It would take part in all three naval theatres during World War Two, also joining in on the hunt for and sinking of the Bismarck.. After the war it became a training battleship in 1947 and was decommissioned in 1949. Additional colour added to enhance this previously black and white image. Item Code : B0065 HMS King George V by Ivan Berryman (PC) - Editions Available TYPE DESCRIPTION SIZE SIGNATURES OFFERS PRICE PURCHASING POSTCARD Colour enhanced collectors postcard - first edition of 90 cards. Full Item Details Postcard size 6 inches x 4 inches (15cm x 10cm) none £2.90 HMS Coventry by Ivan Berryman (PC) HMS Coventry comes under air attack from aircraft off Tobruk, 14th September 1942. As well as losing the anti-aircraft cruiser HMS Coventry, the Allies also lost HMS Zulu and six coastal craft sunk by bombing as they were returning from Tobruk. HMS Coventry was rated as one of the most effective anti-aircraft ships in the entire British navy, downing more aircraft than any other ship. Additional colour added to enhance this previously black and white image. Item Code : B0118 HMS Coventry by Ivan Berryman (PC) - Editions Available TYPE DESCRIPTION SIZE SIGNATURES OFFERS PRICE PURCHASING POSTCARD Colour enhanced collectors postcard - first edition of 90 cards. Full Item Details Postcard size 6 inches x 4 inches (15cm x 10cm) none £2.90 HMS Orion by Ivan Berryman (PC) The Leander class cruiser HMS Orion is shown departing Grand Harbour Malta late in 1945. Additional colour added to enhance this previously black and white image. Item Code : B0152 HMS Orion by Ivan Berryman (PC) - Editions Available TYPE DESCRIPTION SIZE SIGNATURES OFFERS PRICE PURCHASING POSTCARD Colour enhanced collectors postcard - first edition of 90 cards. Full Item Details Postcard size 6 inches x 4 inches (15cm x 10cm) none £2.90 Goodbye My Lads by Fred Roe. (PC) Lord Nelson waves goodbye to the crowd at Portsmouth. Lord Nelson joins his ship HMS Victory before the battle of Trafalgar. Item Code : DHM0154 Goodbye My Lads by Fred Roe. (PC) - Editions Available TYPE DESCRIPTION SIZE SIGNATURES OFFERS PRICE PURCHASING POSTCARD Collector's Postcard - Restricted Initial Print Run of 40 cards. Full Item Details Postcard size 6 inches x 4 inches (15cm x 10cm) none £2.90 The Mighty Hood by Randall Wilson. (PC) As Flagship Battle Cruiser Squadron HMS Hoods bow down about to take it green on the Med, Station October 1936. Item Code : DHM0721 The Mighty Hood by Randall Wilson. (PC) - Editions Available TYPE DESCRIPTION SIZE SIGNATURES OFFERS PRICE PURCHASING POSTCARD Postcard Full Item Details Postard size 6 inches x 4 inches (15cm x 10cm) none £2.50 Pearl Harbor, USS California, by Anthony Saunders. (PC) At dawn on the 7th December 1941, 350 Japanese warplanes flew from their carriers and attacked the US pacific fleet at Pearl harbor, on the Hawaiian island of Oahu. the attack concentrated on Battleship Row which included USS California (Left) and USS Nevada (Right) which was the only battleship to get underway during the attack. However coming under intense bomb attack she was later beached. For the Japanese the success was not total, as the US carrier fleet was out on manoeuvres on the day of the attack. Item Code : DHM0814 Pearl Harbor, USS California, by Anthony Saunders. (PC) - Editions Available TYPE DESCRIPTION SIZE SIGNATURES OFFERS PRICE PURCHASING POSTCARD Postcard Full Item Details Postcards size 6 inches x 4 inches (15cm x 10cm) none £2.50 USS Mississippi BB41 by Randall Wilson. (PC) USS Mississippi rides at anchor. A brief rest for the crew at the port of ADM Oldendorfs T.G. The ship is preparing for the Invasion of Okinawa. Item Code : DHM1049 USS Mississippi BB41 by Randall Wilson. (PC) - Editions Available TYPE DESCRIPTION SIZE SIGNATURES OFFERS PRICE PURCHASING POSTCARD Postcard Full Item Details Postcard size 6 inches x 4 inches (15cm x 10cm) none £2.50 HMS Formidable by Ivan Berryman. (PC) With HMS Warspite keeping a watchful eye off her port bow, the Illustrious class carrier HMS Formidable prepares to recover a Fairey Albacore TB MK1 of No. 826 sqn. following a vital sortie against Italian shipping at the start of the Battle of Cape Matapan in march 1941. Led by Lt Cdr W G H Saunt DSC, Formidables Albacores launched torpedo attacks on the battleship Vittorio Veneto, seriously damaging her, despite coming under intense anti aircraft fire and a splash barrage of 15-inch shells. Item Code : DHM1252 HMS Formidable by Ivan Berryman. (PC) - Editions Available TYPE DESCRIPTION SIZE SIGNATURES OFFERS PRICE PURCHASING POSTCARD Postcard Full Item Details Postcard size 6 inches x 4 inches (15cm x 10cm) none £2.50 Dawn Rendezvous by Anthony Saunders. (PC) Germanys U-boat fleet had almost brought Britain to its knees in the First World war, twenty years later the story was very similar. the German U-boat arm came perilously close to cutting the lifeline that crossed the Atlantic between North America and Britain. in the early years of the war Donitz realised that keeping his U-boats at sea for as long as possible would greatly increase their chances of success. here U-93 (left) and U-94 take fuel from the auxiliary cruiser Kormoran whilst in the mid-Atlantic during 1941 Item Code : DHM1285 Dawn Rendezvous by Anthony Saunders. (PC) - Editions Available TYPE DESCRIPTION SIZE SIGNATURES OFFERS PRICE PURCHASING POSTCARD Postcard Full Item Details Postcard size 6 inches x 4 inches (15cm x 10cm) none £2.50 Final Liberty by Randall Wilson. (PC) Last preparations for sailing, and last liberty, as Yamato prepares for Operation Ten Ichi Go, 1945. Item Code : DHM1512 Final Liberty by Randall Wilson. (PC) - Editions Available TYPE DESCRIPTION SIZE SIGNATURES OFFERS PRICE PURCHASING POSTCARD Postcard Full Item Details Postcard size 6 inches x 4 inches (15cm x 10cm) none £2.50 HMS Indefatigable by Randall Wilson. (PC) British Fleet Carrier HMS Indefatigable while serving with the Pacific Fleet comes under attack by kamikaze aircraft which scored one hit causing only superficial damage. Item Code : DHM1515 HMS Indefatigable by Randall Wilson. (PC) - Editions Available TYPE DESCRIPTION SIZE SIGNATURES OFFERS PRICE PURCHASING POSTCARD Postcard Full Item Details Postcard size 6 inches x 4 inches (15cm x 10cm) none £2.50 Frigate Action off Antigua by Ivan Berryman. (PC) HMS Boreas encounters the French Compas, August 29th 1779. Item Code : DHM1531 Frigate Action off Antigua by Ivan Berryman. (PC) - Editions Available TYPE DESCRIPTION SIZE SIGNATURES OFFERS PRICE PURCHASING POSTCARD Collector's Postcard - Restricted Initial Print Run of 100 cards. Full Item Details Postcard size 6 inches x 4 inches (15cm x 10cm) none £2.90 HMS Emerald and HMS Enterprise by Ivan Berryman. (PC) Of the three E-Class cruisers proposed at the end of World War 1, only two were ever completed, Euphrates being cancelled when the war with Germany ended in 1918. The two sisters, Emerald and Enterprise, enjoyed long and varied careers, the former remaining largely unchanged from her original appearance, the latter being much modified. The two ships are shown together at anchor off Trincomalie between the wars. Item Code : DHM1540 HMS Emerald and HMS Enterprise by Ivan Berryman. (PC) - Editions Available TYPE DESCRIPTION SIZE SIGNATURES OFFERS PRICE PURCHASING POSTCARD Collector's Postcard - Restricted Initial Print Run of 40 cards. Full Item Details Postcard size 6 inches x 4 inches (15cm x 10cm) none £2.90 The Final Salvo - HMS Hood by Anthony Saunders. (PC) HMS Hood readies to fire off a what proved to be the final salvo against the Bismarck before a shell from the German battleship penetrated the magazine of HMS Hood, tearing apart the British ship in an enormous explosion. Item Code : DHM1620 The Final Salvo - HMS Hood by Anthony Saunders. (PC) - Editions Available TYPE DESCRIPTION SIZE SIGNATURES OFFERS PRICE PURCHASING POSTCARD Collector's Postcard - Restricted Initial Print Run of 40 cards. Full Item Details Postcard size 6 inches x 4 inches (15cm x 10cm) none £2.90 HMS Agamemnon by Ivan Berryman. (PC) Considered by Lord Nelson as The finest 64 in the Service - indeed, his favourite ship, HMS Agamemnon was a two-deck third rate warship, lighter and faster than most 74s. Launched at Bucklers Hard in 1781, she saw action in many great battles, among them the Battle of Ushant, the Battle of Copenhagen and Trafalgar, by which time she was a veteran of 24 years service. Item Code : DHM1878 HMS Agamemnon by Ivan Berryman. (PC) - Editions Available TYPE DESCRIPTION SIZE SIGNATURES OFFERS PRICE PURCHASING POSTCARD Collector's Postcard - Restricted Initial Print Run of 100 cards. Full Item Details Postcard size 6 inches x 4 inches (15cm x 10cm) none £2.90 North Atlantic Companions by Ivan Berryman. (PC) Short Sunderland Mk.1 L5798 (DA-A) of 210 Sqn, based at Pembroke, dips her wings in salute to HMS Hood as she punches through the North Atlantic swell early in 1941. By May of that year, this mighty ship would be gone, lost with all but three of her crew, a victim of the might of the German Navy at the savage hands of the Bismarck and Prinz Eugen. Item Code : DHM6332 North Atlantic Companions by Ivan Berryman. (PC) - Editions Available TYPE DESCRIPTION SIZE SIGNATURES OFFERS PRICE PURCHASING POSTCARD Collector's Postcard - Restricted Initial Print Run of 100 cards. Full Item Details Postcard size 6 inches x 4 inches (15cm x 10cm) none £2.90 A Night Action off Cadiz by Ivan Berryman. (PC) Skirmishes between frigates were a common occurrence, such as here when the 32-gun HMS Amphion encountered a French opponent off Cadiz in 1806 the latter, to her great cost, straying among the British inshore squadron in the darkness of a moonless night. It is understood that the French vessel managed to escape being taken as a prize, although with much damage to her whales and rigging. Item Code : DHM6587 A Night Action off Cadiz by Ivan Berryman. (PC) - Editions Available TYPE DESCRIPTION SIZE SIGNATURES OFFERS PRICE PURCHASING POSTCARD Collector's Postcard - Restricted Initial Print Run of 100 cards. Full Item Details Postcard size 6 inches x 4 inches (15cm x 10cm) none £2.90 SMS Emden by Ivan Berryman. (PC) SMS Emden served in both Chinese and Pacific waters and was at the German colony of Tsingtao when war broke out. She was ordered to start raiding and disrupting commercial vessels in the Indian Ocean until she was cornered by HMAS Sydney. She was beached after the battle on 9th November 1914 and the wreck was partly scrapped by the Japanese in 1950. Some of her crew managed to reach Germany again after capturing a ship and traveling to Mecca. Item Code : DHM6666 SMS Emden by Ivan Berryman. (PC) - Editions Available TYPE DESCRIPTION SIZE SIGNATURES OFFERS PRICE PURCHASING POSTCARD Collector's Postcard - Restricted Initial Print Run of 100 cards. Full Item Details Postcard size 6 inches x 4 inches (15cm x 10cm) none £2.90 U-47 by Ivan Berryman. (PC) Under the command of Günther Prien, the deadly U-47 became the 10th most successful U-Boat of World War Two in terms of tonnage sunk. However, on 8th October 1939 she sank the British battleship HMS Royak Oak within Scapa Flow, the main British naval base of the war, despite the anti-submarine measures in place. The submarine was presumed lost with all hands when she failed to return from her 10th patrol in March 1941, although no definitive explanation for her loss exists. Item Code : DHM6752 U-47 by Ivan Berryman. (PC) - Editions Available TYPE DESCRIPTION SIZE SIGNATURES OFFERS PRICE PURCHASING POSTCARD Collector's Postcard - Restricted Initial Print Run of 100 cards. Full Item Details Postcard size 6 inches x 4 inches (15cm x 10cm) none £2.90 HMS Torbay - Opration Flipper by Ivan Berryman. (PC) In foul weather off the coast of North Africa on the night of 14th November 1941, HMS Torbay deploys men of 11 (Scottish) Commando for an audacious attempt to assassinate German General Erwin Rommel. Named Operation Flipper, the attempt saw 26 men from HMS Torbay join just 8 more from HMS Talisman - the rest trapped aboard by the weather - land 250 miles behind enemy lines in Libya, and march to the headquarters for the attack late on 18th November. While the Commandos made it to the target building, their leader, Lt Col Geoffrey Keyes was killed and they discovered Rommel was not there. Retreating to the landing beach to be picked up by HMS Talisman, they were intercepted by Italian forces and captured facing impossible odds, although a few managed to scatter into the desert and escape. Keyes was posthumously awarded the Victoria Cross, HMS Torbay survived the war and was scrapped soon afterwards. Item Code : DHM6783 HMS Torbay - Opration Flipper by Ivan Berryman. (PC) - Editions Available TYPE DESCRIPTION SIZE SIGNATURES OFFERS PRICE PURCHASING POSTCARD Collector's Postcard - Restricted Initial Print Run of 100 cards. Full Item Details Postcard size 6 inches x 4 inches (15cm x 10cm) none £2.90 HMS Sirius at Anchor by Ivan Berryman (PC) As dusk falls, a 28ft Pinnace makes its way through mirror-calm waters toward the 36 gun frigate HMS Sirius as she lies at anchor in Plymouth, early in March, 1804. She was lost in 1810 when her crew scuttled her after she grounded during the Battle of Grand Port. Item Code : DHM6869 HMS Sirius at Anchor by Ivan Berryman (PC) - Editions Available TYPE DESCRIPTION SIZE SIGNATURES OFFERS PRICE PURCHASING POSTCARD Collectors postcard - first edition of 90 cards. Full Item Details Postcard size 6 inches x 4 inches (15cm x 10cm) none £2.90

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