HMS Captain at the Battle of Cape St Vincent by Ivan Berryman (GS) ART223DHM1358GS. HMS Captain at the Battle of Cape St Vincent by Ivan Berryman. Viewed across the damaged stern of the 80 gun San Nicolas, Nelson drives HMS Captain onto the Spanish vessel in order that she can be boarded and taken as a prize, the British marines and men scrambling up the Captains bowsprit to use it as a bridge. The San Nicholas then fouled the Spanish three decker San Joseph (112), allowing Nelson and his men to take both ships as prizes
but was lost in the great storm that followed the battle
During the fighting retreat from Mons
1st July 1943
September 1939 by David Pentland
4th November 1941 by David Pentland
Such was the difficulty of the approach to this dam - attacked along its length in contrast to the other dams which were attacked perpendicular to the dam - McCarthy needed to make a total of ten runs before the bomb was dropped accurately
but the one depicted here is over the German Ace Alfred Grislawski in his Me109 - a victory that injured Grislawski and meant he took no further combat role in the war
Fighter escort was performed by Me110s
The Leander class cruiser HMS Orion is shown departing Grand Harbour Malta late in 1945
The End of the Jacobite Dream by Brian Wood
Pulling away
Original painting by Graeme Lothian