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History of the German
Navy, The Kriegsmarine by naval artist Ivan Berryman Renowned
Naval Artist Ivan Berryman new paintings of German battle ships and
heavy Cruisers, Naval art prints of the Bismarck, Prinze Eugen,
Scharnhorst and Admiral Hipper are available as Giclee canvas Prints and
paper art prints only available directly from Cranston Fine arts
Bismarck at Hamburg by Ivan
Berryman Bismarck, now complete and newly painted in
full Baltic camouflage, returns to Hamburg for the last time as the harsh
winter of 1940/41 relents and the pride of the German Kriegsmarine
prepares for real action. In the distance, the pre-Dreadnought Schleswig-Holstein
awaits her next commission, the old ship alternating between vital
ice-breaker and air defence duties at this time. Prinz Eugen by Ivan
Berryman The German Heavy cruiser Prinz Eugen is depicted in a quiet moment
at Gotenhaven in April 1941 whilst engaged in exercises with her
consort, the mighty Bismarck that would eventually lead to Operation
Rheinubung,. Bismarck herself is alongside in the distance, where final
preparations for their foray into the North sea and beyond are being
made
Bismarck
Replies to HMS Hood by Ivan Berryman The mighty Bismarck
returns fire to the fast-approaching HMS Hood a the start of a battle
that would see both adversaries tragically sunk. |
 | Surprise Attack by Ivan Berryman. | 4 editions available from £65.00 |  | HMS Norfolk at the Battle of the North Cape by Ivan Berryman. | 3 editions available from £24.00 |  | The Channel Dash by Ivan Berryman. | 5 editions available from £95.00 |  | Bismarck at Hamburg by Ivan Berryman. | 5 editions available from £95.00 |  | The Attack on the Admiral Hipper by HMS Glowworm by Ivan Berryman. | 2 editions available from £14.40 |  | HMS Dorsetshire (The End of the Bismarck) by Ivan Berryman. | 3 editions available from £24.00 |  | Tirpitz in Kaafjord by Ivan Berryman. | 7 editions available from £75.00 |  | Bismarck Replies to HMS Hood by Ivan Berryman. | 7 editions available from £95.00 |  | The attack on the Admiral Hipper by HMS Glowworm by Ivan Berryman. | 5 editions available from £95.00 |  | HMS Glowworms Attack on the Admiral Hipper by Ivan Berryman. | 2 editions available from £24.00 |  | Admiral Graf Spee by Ivan Berryman. | 2 editions available from £24.00 |  | Attack on the Scharnhorst by Ivan Berryman. | 2 editions available from £24.00 |  | Bismarck by Ivan Berryman. | 7 editions available from £95.00 |  | Bismarck Replies to HMS Hood by Ivan Berryman. | 2 editions available from £24.00 |  | Bismarck Entering Hamburg Harbour by Ivan Berryman | 2 editions available from £24.00 |  | Prinz Eugen by Ivan Berryman. | 2 editions available from £20.16 |  | U-269 by Ivan Berryman. | 8 editions available from £95.00 |  | Attack on the Scharnhorst by Ivan Berryman. (PC) | 5 editions available from £2.00 |  | Admiral Graf Spee enters Montevideo by Ivan Berryman. | 4 editions available from £95.00 |  | Atlantic Comrades by Ivan Berryman. | 9 editions available from £73.92 |  | Tirpitz Passing Through Kiel Canal by Ivan Berryman | 6 editions available from £95.00 |  | HMS Dorsetshire by Ivan Berryman. | 6 editions available from £79.80 |  | Brandenburg D.1 by Ivan Berryman. | 8 editions available from £135.00 |  | Kapitanleutnant zur See Friedrich Christiansen by Ivan Berryman. | 5 editions available from £75.00 |  | HMS Carmania sinking the German armed liner SS Cap Trafalgar off Ilha da Trindade, South Atlantic. 14th September 1914. By Ivan Berryman. | 2 editions available from £20.16 |  | Operation Cerberus, Channel Dash by Ivan Berryman. | 2 editions available from £24.00 |  | Deutschland Passing Through the Kiel Canal by Ivan Berryman. | 3 editions available from £24.00 |
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Prinz Eugen by Ivan Berryman
The heavy cruiser Prinz Eugen slips quietly through
the waters of Kiel Harbour as one of her own Arado Ar.196s flies
overhead. In the background, Bismarck, wearing her Baltic camouflage, is
alongside taking on supplies.
Attack on the Scharnhorst by Ivan Berryman
Swordfish of 825 Sqn
led by Lt-Cdr Esmonde begin their heroic attack on the battlescruisers
Scharnhorst and Gneisenau and the heavy cruiser Prinz Eugen as they make
their way up the English Channel from Brest during Operation Cerberus on
12th February 1942. Although all the aircraft were lost and no
significant damage was done to the German fleet, all the pilots were
decorated for their bravery and Lt-Cdr Esmonde received the first Fleet
Air Arm VC to be awarded, albeit posthumously. The
painting depicts the first wave of Swordfish attacking the Scharnhorst
with Gneisenau taking avoiding action in the distance. A German
torpedo boat has turned to confront the attacking aircraft.Admiral
Graf Spee enters Montevideo by Ivan Berryman
Showing visible
signs of her tangle with British cruisers at the Battle of the River
Plate, the German pocket battleship Graf Spee slips into the neutral
waters of the Montevideo roadstead accompanied by the Uruguayan gunboat
Rio Negro for light repairs. (Damage can be seen on the hull and behind
the Conning tower ) . This was to be the last haven for the Graf Spee
which was later scuttled at the harbour mouth, her commander Kapitan zur
See Langsdorff believing a large British fleet to be waiting for attempted
escape into the South Atlantic.
HMS Glowworm's Attack on the Admiral Hipper by Ivan
Berryman HMS
Glowworm, burning severely after receiving hits from the mighty Admiral
Hipper, is depicted turning to begin her heroic sacrifice off the
Norwegian coast on 8th April 1940. Hugely out-gunned and already crippled,
Glowworm's captain, Lieutenant-Commander Roope rammed his destroyer into
the side of the Admiral Hipper, inflicting a 40 metre rip in its armour
belt before drifting away and exploding. 38 British sailors were rescued
from the sea and Roope was awarded a posthumous VC for his bravery, the
first earned by the Royal Navy in WWII.
Bismarck by Ivan Berryman.
Fairey Swordfish I, L9726 4M of 818
Sqn, HMS Ark Royal pulls a tight,
climbing turn through a hail of anti-aircraft fire as its torpedo strikes
home, jamming the steering gear of the mighty Bismarck and setting in
motion the beginning of her dramatic end.
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| U-269 by Ivan Berryman
This
limited edition print depicts the Type VIIC U-Boat U269 during an
engagement in the English Channel with a B24 Liberator
from 224 Squadron based at St Eval in Cornwall.
U269 had been commissioned in July 1942 and now belonged to the 6th
U-Boat Flotilla based at the occupied French port of St Nazaire. Sea
trials of new equipment during April and May 1944 had resulted in U269
moving to the port of Brest and it was from here that her commander
Oberleutnant Georg Uhl, began a patrol on 6th June. In the early hours of
the morning of 11th June U269 was detected on the surface by Liberators
radar approximately six miles away. The aircraft, commanded by F/L J
Posnett, made visual contact shortly afterwards and began a depth charge
attack during which time she wasa engaged by 20mm and 37mm anti-aircraft
fire from the submarine. The Liberator's outer starboard engine was hit as
was the fuselage and some control surfaces. The damage was sufficient to
prevent all but one of the depth charges from releasing and the U-Boat
sustained no damage.
The Liberators crew dealt with an onboard fire and
jettisoned the remaining depth charges and the aircraft slowly regained
height and eventually returned safely to base. Having
survived this attack U269 was attacked and sunk by the Frigate HMS
Bickerton two weeks later. Thirty three of the crew were saved but the
casualties included the commander.
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To see over 40 Kriegsmarine naval prints of German
battleships and U-boats see our new website www.kriegsmarineart.com Scharnhorst
The design was a compromise between a Battleship and the a heavy
armament Pocket battleship. Built at Wilhelmshaven and laid down on the
16th May 1935, launched 3rd October 1936 and completed 7th January
1939. (refitted just after completion with a clipper
bow so called a Atlantic Bow increasing the length by 33 feet, (to 770
ft 8 inches) this took until September 1939. Scharnhorst was
torpedoed by a Royal Naval Submarine during the Norwegian campaign,
repairs took until October 1940. After repairs she acted with her
sister ship attacking allied shipping between January and March1 1941.
During the "Channel dash" on the 12th February 1942 the
Scharnhorst (along with Gneisenau) was mined but managed to reach the
safety of the German Port. Her repairs took place at Kiel and were
completed in October 1942. In March 1943 she was transferred to
Northern Norway to continue her commerce raiding on Allied shipping, but
on the 26th December 1943, while attempting to intercept convoy
JW-55B, she encountered a large British Force of the battleship
HMS Duke of York and the cruisers HMS Belfast, HMS Jamaica and HMS
Norfolk. Initially HMS Norfolk engaged the Scharnhorst and a lucky
hit knocked out the radar systems of the Scharnhorst. soon after
the Scharnhorst was engaged by the Battleship HMS Duke of York along
with the cruisers and was sunk with the loss of 1,803 crew (she had been
hit by a number of shells and 14 torpedoes. This engagement took place
north east of the North Cape.
The Channel Dash by Ivan Berryman February
1942 and Viz. Admiral Ciliaxs mighty Scharnhorst leads her sister
Gneisenau and Prinz Eugen up the English Channel during Operation
Cerberus, their daring breakout from the port of Brest on the French
Atlantic coast to the relative safety of Wilhelmshaven and Brunsbuttel.
All three ships survived what became known as the Channel Dash, not
without damage, but the operation proved a huge propaganda success for
Germany and a crushing embarrassment for the British. A number of
torpedo boats are in attendance, including Kondor and Falke and the Z
class destroyer Friedrich Ihn in the distance.
Atlantic Comrades by Ivan Berryman The
Scharnhorst is pictured in 1939 when she and her sister ship Gneisenau
menacingly prowled the North Atlantic. She is shown at dawn as two type
VII U-Boats glide towards her for a friendly rendezvous and to take on
much needed supplies, as well as a few of the luxuries that the tiny
u-boats were simply too small to carry.
Operation Cerberus, Channel Dash by Ivan Berryman February
1942 and Viz. Admiral Ciliax's mighty Scharnhorst leads her sister
Gneisenau and Prinz Eugen up the English Channel during 'Operation
Cerberus', their daring breakout from the port of Brest on the French
Atlantic coast to the relative safety of Wilhelmshaven and Brunsbuttel.
All three ships survived what became known as the Channel Dash, not
without damage, but the operation proved a huge propaganda success for
Germany and a crushing embarrassment for the British. A number of
torpedo boats are in attendance, including Kondor and Falke and the Z
class destroyer Friedrich Ihn in the distance. |
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