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World War One German Naval Art
First World War Art  Naval Art  German Navy |
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Kapitanleutnant zur See Friedrich Christiansen by Ivan Berryman. During a patrol on 6th July 1918, Christiansen spotted a British submarine on the surface of the Thames Estuary. He immediately turned and put his Hansa-Brandenburg W.29 floatplane into an attacking dive, raking the submarine C.25 with machine gun fire, killing the captain and five other crewmen. This victory was added to his personal tally, bringing his score to 13 kills by the end of the war, even though the submarine managed to limp back to safety. Christiansen survived the war and went on to work as a pilot for the Dornier company, notably flying the giant Dornier Do.X on its inaugural flight to New York in 1930. He died in 1972, aged 93. |
A German Minelayer by W L Wyllie. Two copies available |
Kapitanleutnant Lothar von Arnauld de la Periere, U-35 by Ivan Berryman. U-35 under the command of Kapitanleutnant Lothar von Arnauld de la Periere, the all time most successful u-boat captain sinking 194 ships, many of which were sunk by the u-boats 88mm deck gun. Kapitanleutnant Lothar von Arnauld de la Periere commanded U-35 from 13th November 1915 to 16th March 1918. His most successful patrols were in April / May 1916, where in a 5 week patrol he sunk 23 ships , and in July / August 1916 where in a 4 week patrol he sunk 54 ships. In total he made 15 patrols. |
SMS Derfflinger by Ivan Berryman. (PC) No text for this item |
Sydney and Emden off North Keeling Island by W L Wyllie. Two copies available |
HMS Carmania sinking the German armed liner SS Cap Trafalgar off Ilha da Trindade, South Atlantic. 14th September 1914. By Ivan Berryman. No text for this item |
SMS Seydlitz 1916 by Randall Wilson. Down by the bows, the battered Seydlitz returns to the Jade after being heavily involved in the gun line action at Jutland. |
Carmania Engages Cap Trafalgar by W L Wyllie. Two copies available |
Brandenburg D.1 by Ivan Berryman. Designed by the great Ernst Heinkel, the diminutive D.1 was an essential stop-gap that provided the Austro-Hungarian pilots with a front line fighter until they were able to re-equip with Albatros scouts in the Summer of 1917. This little aircraft performed well and was generally held in high regard by its pilots, although it did have some shortcomings, namely that forward vision was extremely limited and the Schwarzloses gun was completely concealed in the overwing pod that made it inaccessible in the air. Most unusual of all was its interplane strut arrangement, designed to reduce drag, which gave it the nicknames Starstrutter or Spider. These examples are shown passing above the German cruiser Derfflinger. |
The Kaiser's Ship by Randall Wilson. Emerging from a smokescreen SMS Baden surges ahead of her sister ship SMS Bayern to resume battle speed in these fleet manoeuvres in the Baltic, during 1917 |
Battle of the Falkland Islands by Randall Wilson. Admiral von Spees Flagship SMS Scharnhorst leads SMS Gneisenau in the opening stages of engaging the Royal Naval ships east of the Falklands, 8th December 1914. |
Deutschland at Baltimore Harbour by Ivan Berryman. (PC) On 9th July 1916, with Captain Paul Koenig in command, the German merchant submarine Deutschland entered Baltimore Harbour after a 16-day crossing of the Atlantic from Bremerhaven on a peaceful trade mission and was greeted by a flotilla of tugs and small sight-seeing vessels. Upon arrival in the bay, the German merchant flag was hoisted and many of her 29 crew appeared on her narrow deck to enjoy the moment. The visit was greeted with considerable controversy at the time, given that Europe was at this time at war with Germany, but this unusual event passed peacefully with Deutschland returning home safely the following month. |
SMS Lutzow at the Opening of the Battle of Jutland by Anthony Saunders Admiral Hippers flagship SMS Lutzow followed by Derfflinger and Seydlitz. Also seen in the painting are Moltke and Von der Tann. |
Battle of Jutland by Charles Dixon. A line of Royal Navy battleships engage the German High Seas Fleet during the Battle of Jutland. |
SMS Emden by Ivan Berryman. (PC) SMS Emden served in both Chinese and Pacific waters and was at the German colony of Tsingtao when war broke out. She was ordered to start raiding and disrupting commercial vessels in the Indian Ocean until she was cornered by HMAS Sydney. She was beached after the battle on 9th November 1914 and the wreck was partly scrapped by the Japanese in 1950. Some of her crew managed to reach Germany again after capturing a ship and traveling to Mecca. |
Scharnhorst at Anchor by Robert Taylor. No text for this item |
The Last of Scharnhorst and Gneisenau by W L Wyllie. During the battle of the Falkland Islands, both the German ships Scharnhorst and Gneisenau were sunk after battling with the Royal Navy battleships HMS Invincible and HMS Inflexible and heavy cruiser HMS Carnarvon. |
HMS Sydney commanded by Captain J C T Glossop, Attacking the German Cruiser Emden by Maurice Randall (P) The most brilliant feature of the war by sea for Germany was the free and uninterrupted career of the cruiser Emden against the merchant shipping of the allies. She had even shelled oil tanks at Madras, but her daring captain, Karl von Muller, was at length outwitted. Having approached the Cocos Islands, with his ship disguised with an additional funnel, her wily captain sent a landing party to destroy the wireless apparatus. But her identity was recognised and immediately the news was flashed to Singapore. The cruisers Sydney and Melbourne, convoying troopships to Europe, caught the message 100 miles off, and, going full speed ahead, the Sydney caught sight of the Emden soon after 9 am on 9th November 1914. Possessing a ship with heavier guns and greater speed, Captain Glossop soon showed his superiority, and Captain von Muller was obliged to drive the Emden ashore on North Keeling Island to save her from sinking. |
Peaceful Anchorage by Robert Taylor Ships of the East Asiatic Squadron at anchor in a Pacific Island bay prior to the outbreak of hostilities in 1914. The ships are, left to right, light cruisers Nurnberg and Dresden, cruiser Gneisenau and von Spees flagship Scharnhorst. |
SMS Derfflinger By Randall Wilson. SMS Derfflinger at anchor at Kiel, 1918. Astern is SMS Hindenburg. |
Nurnberg Sinking by W L Wyllie. At the end of the Battle of the Falkland Islands, while boats from HMS Kent went to pick up survivors of the Nurnberg, the German cruiser hauled right over on her side and sank. The remaining crew were a brave lot - one man stood aloft and held the German ensign waving in his hands til the ship went under. |
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