German U-Boat and U-Boats depicted in
naval art prints published by Cranston Fine Arts.
A German Minelayer by W L Wyllie.
Two copies available
Item Code : WY0036
A German Minelayer by W L Wyllie. - Editions Available
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Small print from the collection of antique naval book plates of naval water colours by W L Wyllie, published 1918 by Cassel & Company. Full Item Details
Paper size 9.5 inches x 7 inches (24cm x 17cm)
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£20.00
Wolves at Saint Nazaire by Anthony Saunders.
Portrayed in the southern lock at the French port of Saint Nazaire during the Autumn of 1941 are from left: U552, commanded by Kapitanleutnant Erich Topp, U567, commanded by Oberleutnant zur See Engelbert Endrass and U93, commanded by Oberleutnant zur See Horst Elfe. Saint Nazaire was home for two U-boat flotillas: 7. U-Flotille, the Wegener Flotilla and 6.U-Flotille, the Hundius Flotilla. It produced some of the top U-boat commanders including Topp, Endrass, Prien and Kretschmer. The base reached a peak of activity in mid 1943, however, by the end of the war the entire port had been flattened by the allied air forces. The only buildings to survive the onslaught were the bomb proof U-bunkers which can still be seen to this day.
Item Code : DHM1089
Wolves at Saint Nazaire by Anthony Saunders. - Editions Available
Captain Erich Topp steers his Type VIIc U-Boat number U-552 Red Devil towards the sanctuary of the base at St Nazaire after another patrol during the gruelling Battle of the Atlantic in 1942. In the skies above, heading back out to hostile waters is a giant Focke Wulf 200 Condor from III/KG40 and three Ju88Ds from KGr 106 whose missions will be to search for vulnerable Allied shipping for the submarine Wolfpacks to attack. The third-highest scoring U-Boat ace, Captain Erich Topp sank a total of thirty ships and damaged three more whilst commanding the Red Devil.
Item Code : DHM1685
Sea Wolves by Nicolas Trudgian. (C) - Editions Available
After the narrow defeat of their U-boat fleet in the First World War, the German Navy analyzed their experiences and devised new theories and plans for a future conflict. The principal result of this study was the development of the daring concept of Rudeltaktik, which involved co-ordinated pack attacks on the Allied convoy systems that had proved so successful in defence.
Item Code : BK8557
Type VII U-Boats by Robert C. Stern. - Editions Available
Robert Taylors painting protrays the renowned defiance of the U-Boat crews. Caught on the surface by a PBY Catalina the gun crews of a type VIIc U-Boat are quickly into action. The 3.7cm anti-aircraft gun is hurriedly reloaded while on the upper platform the two 2cm anti-aircraft twins take chunks out of the Catalinas tail - enough damage to secure a respite from the attack. Soon they will dive to relative safety beneath the Atlantic swell.
Item Code : DHM2119
Against All Odds by Robert Taylor. - Editions Available
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Signed limited edition of 450 prints (numbered 251 - 700 of 700) Full Item Details
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. - Editions Available
On May 2nd 1945, Twenty-seven Mosquito aircraft from 143, 235, 248, 333 and 404 Squadrons on anti-submarine patrol around Kattegat sunk thte German minesweeper M293 and U-2359, a Type XXII U-Boat of 234 tons commanded by Oberleutnant Gustav Bischoff. The wreck of U-2359 was discovered in 2007. Another unknown u-boat was also damaged on this patrol on which none of the aircraft were lost. Depicted here, two Mosquitoes of No.248 Squadron make their attack on U-2359.
Item Code : B0391
Mosquito Attack on U-2359 by Jason Askew. (P) - Editions Available
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ORIGINAL DRAWING
Original pencil drawing by Jason Askew, with original signatures. Full Item Details
Pencil drawing image area size 25.5 inches x 17 inches (65cm x 43cm) Surrounded by coloured border, making the total paper size 35 inches x 23.5 inches (89cm x 63cm)
U-203 Under Cover of Darkness by Anthony Saunders.
October 1941, U203 approaches her mooring on the western bank at the French port of Brest. Her fate would be sealed by depth charges from the destroyer HMS Pathfinder and aircraft from the escort carrier HMS Biter while attacking the convoy ONS 4 south of Greenland on April 25th 1943.
Item Code : DHM0853
U-203 Under Cover of Darkness by Anthony Saunders. - Editions Available
D for Donald of 270 squadron, Royal Air Force, out of Freetown, West Africa operating in the Atlantic Ocean. It was during routine operation search that D for Donald surprised U515 on the surface and immediately attacked the submarine. U515 in putting up stiff resistance blew a large hole in the hull of D for Donald and the magazine of the starboard side 0.5 twin Browning was hit and the subsequent shrapnel wounded both blister gunners. U515 escaped but was sunk by an American naval hunter group a year later. D for Donald limped back to base and managed to make the beach before it would sink completely.
Item Code : DHM0849
Catalina Attack by John Wynne Hopkins. - Editions Available
The Type VII U-Boat became the standard design for German submarine warfare during the Second World War, sometimes hunting in packs, but more often alone. This Type VIIC has just claimed another victim, surfacing under the cover of night to observe the fiery demise of another victim.
German destroyers come to the rescue of the crew of the sinking German cruiser Hela torpedoed by the British Submarine E9.
Early on the morning of Sunday September 13th 1914, while cruising with another submarine. Lieutenant commander Max Kennedy Horton sighted a German cruiser Hela steaming out from Wilhelmshaven. As she came nearer, the two submarines dived right down. Presently the E9 came up again, and Lieutenant commander Horton took his bearings, and in quick succession gave the orders to dive and to release the two bow torpedoes. A muffled report and slight roll of the submarine told that one of the torpedoes had found its mark. The E9 promptly dived and waited below for fifteen minutes. On coming up again the Hela was seen with a heavy list to starboard, and a number of ships had arrived to take off the crew and hunt for her assailant.
Item Code : DTE0395
German destroyers come to the rescue of the crew of the sinking German cruiser Hela torpedoed by the British Submarine E9. - Editions Available
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First World War antique black and white book plate published c.1916-18 of glorious acts of heroism during the Great War. This plate may also have text on the reverse side which does not affect the framed side. Title and text describing the event beneath image as shown. Full Item Details
Paper size 10.5 inches x 8.5 inches (27cm x 22cm)
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£13.00
U-201 Deadly Chase by Anthony Saunders.
17th February 1943, U-201 with U-69 were ordered to intercept the westbound convoy ONS165. With fuel low U-201 was eventually forced to surface following a depth charge attack and rammed by the Destroyer HMS Fame.
Item Code : DHM0969
U-201 Deadly Chase by Anthony Saunders. - Editions Available
Lother Gunther Buchheim based his famous novel The Boat on his voyage aboard U96 in the early days of World War Two. During this operation on 13th February 1941, U96 sank the straggling tanker, Arthur F Conwin, which had dropped back from the westbound convoy, HX106, after being hit by another U-boat, U103.
Item Code : DHM0968
Das Boote by Anthony Saunders. - Editions Available
Original pencil drawing by Jason Askew, with original Knights Cross signatures. Full Item Details
Pencil drawing image area size 25.5 inches x 17 inches (65cm x 43cm) Surrounded by coloured border, making the total paper size 35 inches x 23.5 inches (89cm x 63cm)
Kapitänleutnant Lothar von Arnauld de la Perière, U-35 by Ivan Berryman.
U-35 under the command of Kapitänleutnant Lothar von Arnauld de la Perière, the all time most successful u-boat captain sinking 194 ships, many of which were sunk by the u-boats 88mm deck gun.
Item Code : B0317
Kapitänleutnant Lothar von Arnauld de la Perière, U-35 by Ivan Berryman. - Editions Available
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.
Item Code : DHM1004
Atlantic Comrades by Ivan Berryman. - Editions Available
The nine year life of the Flotilla makes for fascinating reading in this meticulously researched work. Many of its captains such as Otto Kretschmer, Erich Topp and Reinhard Suhren remain legendary figures today. Operations undertaken were as diverse as they were geographically spread. This account goes right to the heart of U-Boat warfare and gives a detailed insight into the men, equipment, strengths and weaknesses, successes and failures of an elite force which, while feared by its enemies, was also grudgingly respected.
Item Code : NMP9157
First U-Boat Flotilla by Lawrence Paterson. - Editions Available
Image size 14.5 inches x 10.5 inches (37cm x 27cm)
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£18.00
U-Boat War
They were the only thing that really frightened me. So said the usually steadfast Winston Churchill of the German Navys U-Boat fleet - the dreaded Wolf Pack, which stalked the Atlantic depths, bringing instant death to merchantmen and warship alike. Together with a formidable surface fleet, the U-Boats challenged the Royal Navys traditional supremacy of the oceans, countering Britains strength in numbers with a reign of silent terror. A decade of secret rebuilding had brought forth capital ships like the Scharnhorst, Gneisenau and Prinz Eugen - names to strike fear into any Allied seafarer. However, it was from under the water that the biggest threat was to come. Commanded by Admiral Karl Doenitz, the submarines laid waste to shipping, cutting supply lines and striking from within convoys where Allied escorts dare not use guns. The U-Boat captains were the equivalent of Luftwaffe aces - ruthless, cunning and ice-cool under pressure. Enduring harsh conditions for months on end an.........
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