HMS Pegasus by Ivan Berryman.
The
last seaplane carrier built for the Admiralty, HMS Pegasus was launched
in 1917 and benefited from all the lessons learned from her
predecessors, possessing a flying-off platform forward, served by twin
derricks, and a hangar and cranes aft, capable of carrying up to nine
aircraft. She is shown here with one of her Short 184s (N9290)
about to take off, whilst a similar aircraft is preparing to be lowered
into the water in the background.
Victory
Parade by Ivan Berryman. Ships
of the Falklands Task Force formate following the Argentine surrender in
1982. Nearest is Leander class frigate HMS Andromeda with RFA
Brambleleaf in her wake. The Type 22 frigate HMS Brilliant is to
the left of the picture, with the carrier HMS Invincible dominating the
right. HMS Hermes and her escorts are in the extreme distance.
HMS Frobisher and HMS Roberts at Normandy by Ivan
Berryman. 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.
The Pursuit of the Graf Spee by Ivan
Berryman. Viewed from beneath the blistered guns of the damaged X and Y
turrets of her sister HMS Ajax, Achilles come sunder fire from the
pocket battleship Admiral Graf Spee during what was to become known as
the Battle of the River Plate on the 13th December 1939. Shells from
Achilles are closing on her opponent as the Graf Spee alters course at the start of the doomed battleships flight to Montevideo
HMS Dorsetshire (The End of the Bismarck) by Ivan
Berryman. 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.
HMS Eagle and HMS Albion by Ivan Berryman.
HMS Eagle steams past the commando carrier HMS Albion during the
withdrawal from Aden in November 1967. Gathered on Eagles flightdeck
are an assortment of contemporary types including Sea Vixens, Scimitars,
a Buccaneer and a Fairey Gannet. One of Albions Westland Wessex
helicopters is passing overhead and RFA Stromness is at anchor in the
distance.
HMS
Formidable by Ivan Berryman. 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 19041. Led by
Lt Cdr W G H Saunt DSC, Formidable's 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.
NTG03 - Task Force to Iraq
by Ivan Berryman. Key ships of the British task Force
sail in close formation in the Mediterranean Sea during the build-up to
the coalition liberation of Iraq in march 2003. Ships pictured left to
right, include ATS Argus (A135), a Type 42 destroyer in the extreme
distance, the flagship HMS ark Royal (RO7), RFA Orangeleaf (A110), LSL
Sir Percival (L3036), the Commando and helicopter carrier HMS ocean
(L12) and the Type 42 destroyer HMS Liverpool (D92)
HMS Ark Royal (1970s Carrier) by Ivan Berryman
HMS Ark Royal was the fourth ship in the Royal Navy to bear this memorable
name. By far the most impressive, this mighty ship was built to include
the angled flight deck, a revolutionary development at the time, with
steam catapult. The end of fixed wing aircraft saw Ark Royal quickly
become obsolete, being paid of in 1978.
HMS Ark Royal and HMS Sheffield off the Mole, Gibraltar
by Ivan Berryman. Having played a vital part in the battle for the Mediterranean for
over two years, HMS Ark Royal finally succumbed to a U-Boats torpedo in
November 1941. She is shown here with a pair of Swordfish Mk1s of 821
Sqn ranged on the deck, passing the cruiser HMS Sheffield off the Mole,
Gibraltar, earlier that same year.
Dunkirk by Ivan Berryman. Between 24th may and 4th June 1940 an extraordinary armada of
craft, large and small, naval and civilian, embarked on one of the
greatest rescue missions in history. the evacuation of 330,000 British
and French troops from the beaches of Dunkirk in northern France. the destroyer
HMS Shikari dominates the foreground here as troops pour onto the beaches
and harbour moles in search of salvation. MTB are seen picking up troops
and taking them to ships further out including MTB102. Also shown
is a paddle steamer with very shallow draft taking on troops close to
the beach and in the distance HMS
Grafton can be seen taking troops from the mole. She was lost
later during the evacuation.
HMS
Kelly passes HMS Royal Sovereign by Ivan Berryman. The destroyer HMS Kelly passes close to the battleship
HMS Royal Sovereign as she escorts a convoy in the Mediterranean near
Malta.
Around the World by Ivan Berryman. Type
42 HMS Southampton (D90), Type 22 Beaver (F93), Type 42 Manchester (D95)
and Type 21 Amazon (F169) formate during a World cruise on which they
visited 17 countries in 9 months.
HMS
Active, RFA Olna, and HMS Coventry by Ivan Berryman. Royal
Fleet Auxiliary Olna prepares to receive HMS Active (F171) during the
Falklands campaign of 1982. HMS Coventry (D118) is in the
background
HMS Onslaught by Ivan Berryman. With her pennant number GO4 painted out to
accommodate a western approaches camouflage the destroyer HMS Onslaught
punches her way through a heavy swell during escort duties in the north
Atlantic
HMS Dido by Ivan Berryman. HMS Dido was launched on 18th July 1939, she took part
in the evacuation of troops and defense of Crete, where she was damaged
on B gun, killing 46 men. HMS Dido took part in the second Battle of
Sirte during 1942, she sank three supply ships off North Africa. She
also took part in the Anzio landings and the invasion of Southern France
in August 1944.
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.
HMS Ajax by Ivan Berryman. HMS Ajax was built as a light cruiser at Barrow and launched in 1935.
She saw service initially in the American and West Indies theatre before
temporary commission in the Mediterranean. Then followed her never to
be forgotten role in the Battle of the River Plate ending in the scuttling
of the Graf Spey. She is seen here entering Portsmouth Harbour with
the Isle of White in the background.
