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German Pocket Battleship the Graf Spee,
naval art print by Randall Wilson.
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.
The Battle of the River Plate by Randall Wilson Under attack from HMS Ajax, HMS Exeter and HMS
Archilles. The German Pocket
battleship Graf Spee os shown at speed returning salvos, December 1939. |
| The Battle of the River Plate by Randall Wilson. Under attack from HMS Ajax, HMS Exeter and HMS Archilles. The German Pocket battleship Graf Spee os shown at speed returning salvos, December 1939. Signed limited edition of 1150 prints. Special Promotion : This print is 30% off for a limited time only! Image size 24 inches x 14 inches (61cm x 36cm). Price £79.80
Limited edition of 50 artist proofs. Image size 24 inches x 14 inches (61cm x 36cm). Price £135.00
Limited edition of 50 giclee canvas prints. Image size 30 inches x 20 inches (76cm x 51cm). Price £460.00
Postcard size 6 inches x 4 inches (15cm x 10cm). Price £2.00 ITEM CODE DHM0712 |
| 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. Signed limited edition of 1150 prints. Image size 25 inches x 15 inches (64cm x 38cm). Price £95.00
Limited edition of 50 artist proofs. Image size 25 inches x 15 inches (64cm x 38cm). Price £135.00
Limited edition of 50 giclee canvas prints. Image size 36 inches x 24 inches (91cm x 61cm). Price £590.00
Limited edition of 50 giclee canvas prints. Image size 30 inches x 20 inches (76cm x 51cm). Price £460.00 ITEM CODE DHM1258 |
| The Graf Spee by Simon Atack The pocket-battleship Graf Spee catches the flood tide, making speed through a choppy cross-current as she leaves the German naval port of Wilhelmshaven for final trials a few weeks before the outbreak of war on 3rd September, 1939. Under her Captain, Hans Langsdorf, she will soon be on station in the South Atlantic in readiness for action against merchant shipping, vital to the survival of island Britain. Signed limited edition of 500 prints. Special Promotion : This print is 30% off for a limited time only! Image size 16 inches x 25 inches (41cm x 64cm). Price £79.80
Limited edition of 25 artist proofs. Image size 16 inches x 25 inches (41cm x 64cm). Price £135.00 ITEM CODE DHM2184 |
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Admiral Graf Spee 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 for light
repairs. 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.
The Graf Spee by Simon Atack With war but a few months old, the German pocket-battleship Graf
Spee was roaming the South Atlantic trade routes sinking British
merchant shipping with impunity. Within a few weeks, under the wily
captain Hans Langsdorf, the battleship had sunk or captured merchantmen
totalling over 50,000 tons, without loss of life to either side.
Commodore Henry Harwood hunted Graf Spee down, his three Royal Navy
cruisers engaging the battleship on 13th of December 1939, in what
became the Battle of the River Plate. During the two hour engagement, in
which two British cruisers were badly damaged, Graf Spee had also been
hit, and put into the neutral port of Montevideo for repairs. Believing
Harwoods force to be larger than it was, trapped in port, Langsdorf
scuttled the great warship in the harbour. It was the Royal Navy's first
major coup of the war.The painting shows Graf Spee making her way through a choppy
cross-current as she leaves the German port of Wilhelmshaven for final
trials just a few weeks before the outbreak of war in September 1939.
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