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Marathon Class 2nd Class Cruiser

The Marathon Cruisers were ordered under the naval programme of 1887, similar to the Mersey class except smaller,  HMS Melpomene, Magicienne and HMS Marathon were built for foreign (tropical) service and were built with a sheath of Wood and copper. which added extra weight to the displacement. causes a slight loss if speed. some bad points for the crew was the lack of accommodation space and also small boiler rooms giving the stockers cramped working conditions.  they also never achieved their designed speed. 

HMS Marathon.  Built at Fairfield at Govan, on the Clyde, laid down on the 10th August 1887 and launched 23rd August 1888 being completed in 1889.

HMS Magiciene.  Built at Fairfield at Govan, on the Clyde, laid down on the 10th August 1887 and launched 12th May 1888 being completed in 1889.

HMS Medea,  Built at Chatham Naval Dockyard,   laid down on the 25th April 1887 and launched 9th June 1888 being completed in 1889

HMS Melpomene,  Built at Portsmouth Naval Dockyard,   laid down on the 10th October 1887 and launched 20th September 1888 being completed in 1890

HMS Medusa,  Built at Chatham Naval Dockyard,   laid down on the 25th August 1887 and launched 11th August 1888 being completed in 1889

Displacement: 2800 tons,  /sheathed cruisers 2950 tons,  Speed: 20 knots.  Crew 218   Armament: Six  6-inch guns,  Nine 6 pdr quick firing guns, One 3 pdr, and three machine guns  Two Torpedo Tubes
HMS Marathon 23rd August 1888 Sold to breakers 1905.
HMS Magicienne 12th May 1888 Sold to breakers 1905.
HMS Medea 9th June 1888 Sold to breakers 1914.
HMS Medusa 11th August 1888 Sold to breakers 1920.
HMS Melpomene 20th September 1888 Sold to breakers 1905.

HMS Marathon

HMS Marathon.  Built at Fairfield at Govan, on the Clyde, laid down on the 10th August 1887 and launched 23rd August 1888 being completed in 1889.

Displacement:   2950 tons,  Speed: 19.75 knots.  Crew 218   Armament: Six  6-inch guns,  Nine 6 pdr quick firing guns, One 3 pdr, and three machine guns  Two Torpedo Tubes

HMS Marathon.
HMS Magicienne

HMS Magiciene.  Built at Fairfield at Govan, on the Clyde, laid down on the 10th August 1887 and launched 12th May 1888 being completed in 1889.

Displacement:   2950 tons,  Speed: 19.75 knots.  Crew 218   Armament: Six  6-inch guns,  Nine 6 pdr quick firing guns, One 3 pdr, and three machine guns  Two Torpedo Tubes

HMS Magicienne pictured pre 1896

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HMS Magicienne, March, 1896
HMS Medea

HMS Medea.

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HMS Melpomene

HMS Melpomene,  Built at Portsmouth Naval Dockyard,   laid down on the 10th October 1887 and launched 20th September 1888 being completed in 1890

Displacement:   2950 tons,  Speed: 19.75 knots.  Crew 218   Armament: Six  6-inch guns,  Nine 6 pdr quick firing guns, One 3 pdr, and three machine guns  Two Torpedo Tubes

HMS Melpomene, one of the Marathon Class cruisers whose sister ships included Magicienne, Marathon, Medea and Medusa. Photograph taken c.1904. 

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HMS Magicienne by W Fred Mitchell (P)


HMS Magicienne by W Fred Mitchell (P)

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Joint exercise between a RNLI Lifeboat and a Royal Air Force Westland Wessex from 72 Squadron off the coast of Northern Ireland.

Joint Rescue by David Pentland.
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A De Havilland Beauty by Ivan Berryman.
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Farman F.40 by Ivan Berryman. (P)
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Home at Dawn by Nicolas Trudgian.
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Op Grapple by John Wynne Hopkins.
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Victory Over Malta by Ivan Berryman. (P)
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Gear Up - Go! by Ivan Berryman. (P)
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Libyan Rescue by Ivan Berryman. (P)
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Americas first true aircraft carrier, the USS Langley (CV-1) is pictured making way at sea as a pair of Douglas DT-2s pass overhead.

USS Langley by Ivan Berryman (AP)
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HMS Vanguard by Ivan Berryman. (P)
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RMS Titanic at Cherbourg by Ivan Berryman. (P)
Half Price! - £2400.00 		Spearheading the Falklands Task Force as it heads south in 1982, the carrier HMS Hermes is shown in company with two Type 21 frigates, HMS Arrow on the left and HMS Ardent in the near foreground. In the far distance, HMS Glamorgan glints in the sun as Type 42 HMS Sheffield cuts across behind Hermes. All pennant numbers were painted out and a vertical black identification stripe applied to all the Type 42s to distinguish them from their Argentine counterparts.

Falklands Task Force by Ivan Berryman. (Y)
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USS Intrepid was laid down in 1941 and was one of a class of 24 ships of the Essex class. This was the largest fleet of aircraft carriers ever constructed and proved the industrial might of the United States beyond doubt. Carrying 90 aircraft each, they formed the main air strength and striking power of the US Pacific Fleet against the Japanese. The Intrepid saw her first action in January 1944 supporting operations at Kwajalein. While operating in raids on Truk in February 1944 Intrepid was hit by a torpedo which damaged her steering gear, requiring repairs which kept her from the war zone until June. She then took part in operations off the Palaus, the Philippines, Okinawa and Formosa. She was struck twice by kamikazes in late 1944. Returning to action in March 1945, she participated in strikes against the Japanese home islands and Okinawa, suffering another kamikaze hit in April of 1945 - she survived the most hits of any other US carrier in the war. Here the Intrepid is seen in October 1944 whilst with TG38.2 flanked by the cruiser USS Vincennes and the destroyer USS The Sullivans.

The Mighty Intrepid by Anthony Saunders (Y)
Half Price! - £50.00 		Viewed across the damaged stern of the 80-gun San Nicholas, 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 in a single manoeuvre. A British frigate is moving into a supporting position in the middle distance.

HMS Captain at the Battle of Cape St Vincent by Ivan Berryman (P)
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The Battle of Manila Bay by Anthony Saunders (Y)
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HMS Barham leads the 5th Battle Squadon at Jutland by Anthony Saunders.
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9th (Irish) Field Battery firing on the Run-in-shoot to Queen Beach. They were the first rounds fired at the Normandy Coast, D-Day 6th June, 1944. Queen Beach, one of the 4 sectors of Sword Beach, where most of the landings of D-Day were carried out. The Queen Beach sector which extended for 1.5km between Lion-sur-Mer and the western edge of Ouistretham. The attack was thus concentrated on a narrow one-brigade front. For once the DD tanks and other armour came in exactly on time and ahead of the infantry. The 8th brigade, with the 1st Battalion of the South Lancashire Regiment on the right and the 2nd East Yorkshire on the left.

Operation Overlord by David Rowlands (GL)
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Charge of the Life Guards by Mark Churms. (Y)
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Paddys Troopers, The Sidi Haneish Road, 17th July 1942 by David Pentland. (Y)
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Balaclava by Lady Elizabeth Butler.
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The Battle at Rorke's Drift, also known as the Defence of Rorke's Drift, was an action in the Anglo-Zulu War. The defence of the mission station of Rorke's Drift, under the command of Lieutenant John Chard of the Royal Engineers, immediately followed the British Army's defeat at the Battle of Isandlwana on 22nd January 1879, and continued into the following day, 23rd January. 150 British and colonial troops successfully defended the garrison against an intense assault by approximately 2000 Zulu warriors. The intense and noisy Zulu attacks on Rorke's Drift came very close to defeating the tiny garrison, but were ultimately repelled by blasts of Martini-Henry rifle fire-and some smart bayonet work-with some guts behind the bayonet thrusts! Eleven Victoria Crosses were awarded to the defenders, along with a number of other decorations and honours. Of particular note in the painting is the dog 'Pip' - he survived Isandlwhana by retreating along the fugitive's trail to Rorke's Drift. During the Zulu attacks on Rorke's drift, Pip did his part in the defence - by jumping on the mealie bag parapets and barking at Zulus- who were hiding in the long grass and sneaking up to the defences, then biting any Zulu who came within range. Unfortunately Pip was not officially recognised for his part in the action. He was not awarded a VC, on the basis that he was a volunteer canine that accompanied an officer, rather than a War Office issued canine. Conversely, if Pip had been killed, then he would not have been officially listed as a casualty, as he accompanied the army in a strictly private capacity. British army horses were in a different category as they were War Office issue, therefore the loss of a horse in action, or to disease, carried a financial liability for the War Office.

The Defence of Rorke's Drift by Jason Askew. (P)
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The Attack of the French Cuirassiers on the British Squares by Demoulin.
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Raid on Pebble Island, Falkland Islands, 1982 by David Pentland. (P)
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The legendary Welsh rugby union captain Gareth Edwards is brought to life in the triple portrait. Gareth Edwards is revered in Wales and considered one of the finest players ever. in part of the montage he is shown going over for a try against England.
Gareth Edwards by Darren Baker. (AP)
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Harbour Master by Gerald Coulson. (Y)
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Jean Alesi/ Ferrari 412 by Ivan Berryman.
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The Double 2001 / 2002 by Gary Keane. (Y)
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Nigel Mansell, McLaren MP4/10/B by Ivan Berryman.
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Bollocks by Chris Howells.
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