RMS Titanic by Ivan Berryman
The elegant but ill-fated jewel in the White Star crown Titanic was a
technical marvel of engineering in its day. At 882 ft long, her perfect
proportions and magnificent profile were the envy of other shipping
companies. her tragic loss on her maiden voyage was a crushing blow to
the White Star Line that left the whole world in shock.
Queen Elizabeth at Southampton by Ivan Berryman
Queen Mary at Southampton by Ivan Berryman
HMS Valiant and HMS Phoebe at
Alexandria, 1941 by Ivan Berryman
A pair of 272 Squadron Bristol Beaufighters roar over
the extensively rebuilt battleship HMS Valiant as she lies at anchor at
Alexandria late in 1941, accompanied by the cruiser HMS Phoebe and
Valiants sister ship HMS Queen Elizabeth (in the extreme distance).
HMS Euryalus by Ivan Berryman
HMS Euryalus, a Dido class cruiser, shown off the Bay
of Naples.
Richelieu and HMS Cumberland 1945 by Ivan Berryman
The French battleship Richelieu with the Royal Navy cruiser HMS
Cumberland, shown during Operation Crimson after bombarding Sabang during
July 1944. Grumman Avengers from the Royal Navy aircraft carrier HMS
Vengeance shown overhead.
The Raid on Pearl Harbor, 7th December 1941 by Ivan Berryman
The view across Battleship Row, viewed from above Ford Island as
the USS Nevada gallantly makes her break for the open sea, coming under
heavy attack from Japanese A6M2s from the carrier Hiryu. The Nevada was
eventually too badly damaged to continue and was beached to avoid
blocking the harbour entrance. In the immediate foreground, the lightly
damaged USS Tennessee is trapped inboard of USS West Virginia which has
sunk at her moorings, leaking burning oil and hampering the daring
operations to pluck trapped crew members from her decks, while just
visible to the right is the stern of the USS Maryland and the capsized
Oklahoma.
DZ 9.00 am by Ivan Berryman
A trio of Bell Huey UH-1s deliver ARVN Rangers to a drop zone in the
central Highlands of Vietnam during 1970. The ubiquitous Huey saw action
in an enormous variety of roles, Vietnam being the first true helicopter
war, and it will perhaps be remembered by many a grateful GI for its
(and its crews) part in many hundreds of daring rescues amid the
unyielding and unfamiliar terrain of south east Asia.
HMS
Vanguard at Portsmouth By Ivan Berryman
Proud flagship of Admiral nelson at the battle of
the Nile. HMS Vanguard is pictured lying near the entrance of Portsmouth
harbour at sunset in company with another Nile veteran HMS majestic.
vanguard one of fourteen 3rd rate 74,s penned by the famous ship
designer Slade was launched in 1787 and enjoyed a long and eventful
career under numerous Commanding officers. in various roles until
finally being broken up in 1821.
HMS Frobisher and HMS Roberts at Normandy
The cruiser HMS Frobisher dominates this scene off Houlgate at the
Normandy landings of 1944. The monitor HMS Roberts lies beyond
Frobisher with a Large Infantry Landing Ship or LSI (L) unshipping its
LCAs on the extreme right of the picture. In the foreground, a
motor launch attends a group of LCP (L)s as they head for the French
beaches. Two Spitfire Mk.IXs conduct sweeps overhead as Operation
Neptune gathers momentum.
HMS Dorsetshire (The End of the
Bismarck)
The heavy cruiser HMS Dorsetshire is brought up to sink the blazing
wreck of the Bismarck with torpedoes at around 10:30 hours on the
morning of May 27th 1941. The once proud German ship had been
ruthlessly pounded into a twisted and burning wreck by the British
battleships Rodney and King George V. HMS Dorsetshire and HMS
Maori combed the area of the sinking for survivors, between them picking
up a total of 110 out of an original complement of 2,300.
