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The Battle of Coronel
At the outbreak
of World War I, Germany's East Asiatic squadron, consisting of two large
armoured cruisers and three light cruisers under the command of Vice
Admiral Graf Spee, travelled from their base at Tsingtao in northern
China, across the western Pacific to the coast of Chile. On 1st November
they were intercepted off the Chilean port of Coronel by a British
squadron where, enjoying a large advantage in firepower, the encounter
ended with a resounding victory for Admiral Graf Spee. The British
Admiralty reacted swiftly, despatching a powerful naval force to the South
Atlantic to confront the German squadron, and on 9th December battle
commenced some 120 miles south west of the Falkland Islands. Outnumbered,
outgunned, and outpaced by the British force, the Battle of the Falklands
was over by nightfall. Von Spee and the entire crew of his flagship
Scharnhorst perished, and with Leipzig, Nurnberg and Gneisenau also sunk,
the East Asiatic Squadron was routed. Only Dresden escaped and when she
was scuttled in Chilean waters four months later, the East Asiatic
Squadron ceased to exist.
The British squadron under Admiral Sir
Christopher Cradock consisted of two armoured cruisers HMS Good hope and
HMS Monmouth, light cruiser HMS Glasgow and an armed merchant cruiser.
Both HMS Good hope and HMS Monmouth were sunk, Admiral Cradock went down
with his ship HMS Good hope. |
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Battle of the Falkland Islands by Randall Wilson
Admiral's Von Spee's Flagship SMS Scharnhorst leads SMS
Gneisenau in the opening stages of engaging the Royal naval ships east
of the Falklands. 8th December 1914.
Signed Limited Edition of 1,150 prints plus 50 artists proofs. From
the limited edition 50 are available as Giclee canvas prints 20 at a larger
size of 36" x 24". Price £550 and 30 Canvas prints
30" x 20" price £420. To know more about
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These prints available August
2004 Print
serial number DHM1251, image size 24" x15" price £80 ($140).
Artist proof price £115 ($190).
Original Oil painting for sale,
30" x20" Price £2,200 ($3,400) (export) |
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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
Spee's flagship Scharnhorst.
Signed limited edition of 500 prints. Print serial number DHM2181. Paper size
34" x 24". Print
price £125 ($205). 50 artists proof £225 ($360). |
| Scharnhorst at Anchor by Robert Taylor
Vice-Admiral Graf von Spee's flagship, the 11,400 ton armoured
cruiser Scharnhorst seen with light cruiser Nurnberg, off the coast of
Chile after the German Squadron's victory at Coronel, November 1914.
Signed edition. Print serial number DHM2182. Paper size 23" x
17". Print
price £60 ($100). |
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The Last of Scharnhorst and Gneisenau by W L Wyllie
Naval print plate image size 7" x 4" overall paper size
9.5" x 7", published 1918. One copy available. Price
£20. Order serial number WY14.
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