1st May, 2013 12:00
Maritime and Scientific Models, Instruments & Art (Excellent)
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[M] FRANK WATSON WOOD (BRITISH, 1862-1953)<br/>H.M.S....
FRANK WATSON WOOD (BRITISH, 1862-1953)
H.M.S. 'Duke of Edinburgh'
Watercolour heightened with white
Signed 'Frank Wood 1906' (lower right)
9½ x 13½in. (24 x 34cm.)
The lead ship of the armoured cruiser Edinburgh class, H.M.S. Duke of Edinburgh was built by Pembroke dockyard and launched on 14 June 1904. In Malta for refitting at the start of the First World War, Duke of Edinburgh participated in the pursuit of the German light cruiser S.M.S. Breslau as well as the German battle cruiser S.M.S. Goeben. She was then, in August 1914, sent with her sister ship to the Red Sea to protect troop convoys arriving in India. In December of 1914 she was transferred to the Grand Fleet and was at the Battle of Jutland in May 1916. The only ship in the 2nd Cruiser Squadron to survive, Duke of Edinburgh did so undamaged. Sent to the Atlantic Ocean in August of 1917, she spent the rest of the war on convoy escort duty. Duke of Edinburgh was sold in April 1920 and broken up at Blyth.
H.M.S. 'Duke of Edinburgh'
Watercolour heightened with white
Signed 'Frank Wood 1906' (lower right)
9½ x 13½in. (24 x 34cm.)
The lead ship of the armoured cruiser Edinburgh class, H.M.S. Duke of Edinburgh was built by Pembroke dockyard and launched on 14 June 1904. In Malta for refitting at the start of the First World War, Duke of Edinburgh participated in the pursuit of the German light cruiser S.M.S. Breslau as well as the German battle cruiser S.M.S. Goeben. She was then, in August 1914, sent with her sister ship to the Red Sea to protect troop convoys arriving in India. In December of 1914 she was transferred to the Grand Fleet and was at the Battle of Jutland in May 1916. The only ship in the 2nd Cruiser Squadron to survive, Duke of Edinburgh did so undamaged. Sent to the Atlantic Ocean in August of 1917, she spent the rest of the war on convoy escort duty. Duke of Edinburgh was sold in April 1920 and broken up at Blyth.
Sold for £682
Estimated at £300 - £500
(inc. buyer's premium of 24%)
FRANK WATSON WOOD (BRITISH, 1862-1953)
H.M.S. 'Duke of Edinburgh'
Watercolour heightened with white
Signed 'Frank Wood 1906' (lower right)
9½ x 13½in. (24 x 34cm.)
The lead ship of the armoured cruiser Edinburgh class, H.M.S. Duke of Edinburgh was built by Pembroke dockyard and launched on 14 June 1904. In Malta for refitting at the start of the First World War, Duke of Edinburgh participated in the pursuit of the German light cruiser S.M.S. Breslau as well as the German battle cruiser S.M.S. Goeben. She was then, in August 1914, sent with her sister ship to the Red Sea to protect troop convoys arriving in India. In December of 1914 she was transferred to the Grand Fleet and was at the Battle of Jutland in May 1916. The only ship in the 2nd Cruiser Squadron to survive, Duke of Edinburgh did so undamaged. Sent to the Atlantic Ocean in August of 1917, she spent the rest of the war on convoy escort duty. Duke of Edinburgh was sold in April 1920 and broken up at Blyth.
H.M.S. 'Duke of Edinburgh'
Watercolour heightened with white
Signed 'Frank Wood 1906' (lower right)
9½ x 13½in. (24 x 34cm.)
The lead ship of the armoured cruiser Edinburgh class, H.M.S. Duke of Edinburgh was built by Pembroke dockyard and launched on 14 June 1904. In Malta for refitting at the start of the First World War, Duke of Edinburgh participated in the pursuit of the German light cruiser S.M.S. Breslau as well as the German battle cruiser S.M.S. Goeben. She was then, in August 1914, sent with her sister ship to the Red Sea to protect troop convoys arriving in India. In December of 1914 she was transferred to the Grand Fleet and was at the Battle of Jutland in May 1916. The only ship in the 2nd Cruiser Squadron to survive, Duke of Edinburgh did so undamaged. Sent to the Atlantic Ocean in August of 1917, she spent the rest of the war on convoy escort duty. Duke of Edinburgh was sold in April 1920 and broken up at Blyth.
Auction: Maritime and Scientific Models, Instruments & Art (Excellent), 1st May, 2013
