British Battleships

British battleships and battle cruisers in naval art prints by renowned naval artist Randall Wilson. Battleships from HMS Dreadnought to HMS Vanguard available as signed limited edition naval art prints and Giclee canvas prints.

Final Farewell by Randall Wilson HMS Hood leads HMS Prince of Wales past the Orkney islands as they build up steam to make a course to intercept the mighty German battleship Bismarck

2nd Battle Squadron at the Battle of Jutland by Randall Wilson. HMS Orion leading HMS Conqueror, HMS Monarch, HMS Thunderer, the 2nd Battle Squadron

Return the Victor, HMS Duke of York entering Scapa Flow by Randall Wilson. 8 editions available from £95.00
The Chase, 27th May 1941 by Randall Wilson. 6 editions available from £79.80
Sunset at Spithead by Randall Wilson. 5 editions available from £95.00
HMS Valiant , Battle Wagons by Randall Wilson. 4 editions available from £56.00
The Mighty Hood by Randall Wilson. 5 editions available from £56.00
HMS Agincourt by Randall Wilson. 6 editions available from £95.00
Nellie by Randall Wilson. 4 editions available from £56.00
Engage by Randall Wilson. 6 editions available from £95.00
2nd Battle Squadron at the Battle of Jutland by Randall Wilson. 6 editions available from £95.00
Big brother little sister (Bismarck and Prinz Eugen ) By Randall Wilson. 5 editions available from £95.00
Final Farewell by Randall Wilson. 6 editions available from £95.00
HMS Dreadnought at Portsmouth by Randall Wilson. 7 editions available from £52.80
Majestic Malta by Randall Wilson. 6 editions available from £95.00
HMS Duke of York by Randall Wilson. 4 editions available from £56.00
Setting of the Sun by Randall Wilson. 3 editions available from £37.80
HMS Queen Elizabeth, Dardanelles Campaign 1916 by Randall Wilson 6 editions available from £79.80
HMS Vanguard, Away the Vanguard by Randall Wilson. 6 editions available from £73.92
British Pacific Fleet by Randall Wilson. 5 editions available from £95.00
HMS Iron Duke at Weymouth Bay 1927 by Randall Wilson. 5 editions available from £95.00
HMS Renown by Randall Wilson. 6 editions available from £95.00
HMS Warspite, Shooting from the Hip by Randall Wilson. 5 editions available from £95.00

HMS Hood at Malta 1899 By Randall Wilson. 6 editions available from £52.80

HMS Agincourt by Randall Wilson. HMS Agincourt is shown alongside HMS Erin with ships of the 1st Battle squadron of the Grand Fleet, on the eve of the Battle of Jutland.

Engage by Randall Wilson. HMS Glorious and HMS Repulse fire opening salvos against the German cruiser Pillau at the Heligoland Bight 17th November 1917.
Sunset at Spithead by Randall Wilson HMS Queen Elizabeth with other Royal Naval Battleships, Revenge and Ramillies. Surrounded by cruisers and destroyers ride at anchor for King George Vs last Jubilee Review of 1935.
The Chase, 27th May 1941 by Randall Wilson HMS King George V and HMS Rodney chase down the crippled German battleship, Bismarck, and within hours they will go into action.
HMS Iron Duke at Weymouth Bay 1927 by Randall Wilson Iron Duke, a veteran of the Battle of Jutland and Flagship of Lord Jellicoe at that engagement, is seen here painted in the rays of the setting sun at Weymouth Bay 1927. HMS Iron Duke was built at Cammell Laird in Portsmouth and Launched on the 12th October 1912. after 1931 she became a Gunnery Training Ship and Base Ship for the Home Fleet between 1939 and 1945. She was scrapped at Faslane in Scotland 19th August 1946. Compliment 589. Armament 6 13.5 inch Guns (3 x 2 ) and 12 6-inch Guns . Machinery 4-shaft Turbines, S.H.P 31,000 giving a top speed of 21.25 knots this was reduced to 18 knots with mutilated boiler power. . Displacement 21,250 tons, .

Return the Victor, HMS Duke of York entering Scapa Flow by Randall Wilson

HMS Duke of York by Randall Wilson Keeping station on HMS Intrepid's starboard bow, as Air Defense Ship.

Majestic Malta by Randall Wilson With the British Mediterranean Fleet riding at anchor in Grand Harbour Malta, HMS Majestic is shown preparing to leave harbour as local fisherman look on.

HMS WARSPITE was built at Devonport, Plymouth and launched 26th November 1913, Took part in the battle of Jutland and sustained 15hits and was close to foundering. at the battle of Narvik in April 1940 HMS Warspite to part in the Battle of cape Matapan and in May 1941 took part in the battle of Crete, where is sustained damage by a heavy bomb hit. on the 16th September during the Landings at Salerno, she was hit by a German Glider bomb, she was towed to Gibraltar for temporary repairs and fully repaired at Rosyth in March 1944. In June 1944 she was deployed at Normandy with only three functioning main Turrets, she also took part in the bombardment of Brest, Le Havre and Walcheren. She was sold for Scrap in early 1947, and during the voyage to the Breakers she ran aground at Mounts Bay, and was broken up in situ over the following five years.
HMAS Sydney By Randall Wilson Sydney engages Italian ships off Cape Busa, Crete
Battle of the Dogger Bank 1915 by Randall Wilson HMS Tiger is shown under full steam. Battle of Dogger Bank, 24th January 1915. A German force of 4 Battle Cruisers , 4 light cruisers and 22 destroyers left their German port to attack targets on the English Coastline. on the same day a Royal navy fleet of 6 battle cruisers, 8 light cruisers and 28 destroyers had left Scapa Flow to patrol the North Sea. The naval battle which ensued lasted three hours with the German losing The battle Cruiser Blucher which was sunk by Gun fire and torpedo hits. The British flag ship HMS Lion was hit in the engine room and was halted. Many of the ships that took part received damage. but the casualties to the Germans were 1,000 killed and 300 wounded compared to the British losses of 6 killed and 22 wounded.

HMS Valiant , Battle Wagons by Randall Wilson HMS VALIANT in "Officer of the watch manoeuvres" of the south coast.
HMS Renown by Randall Wilson HMS Renown shown at full speed operating in Norwegian waters on the hunt for Scharnhorst and Gneisenau.

HMS Vanguard was the last of the great Royal navy battleships, built at Clydebank, she was launched on the 30th November 1944, and did not see service during world War Two, She was the biggest British battleship with a displacement of 42.500 tons. she carried 8 15-inch guns and a secondary armament of 16 x 5.25 inch guns and 71 AA Guns, her compliment was 1600. She finally was scrapped just 15 miles from where she was built at Faslane, 9th August 1960.