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British Oil Painting Marine WW2 Destroyer War Ship HMS Tartar

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Discover the unique history behind this 1 British Oil Painting Marine WW2 Destroyer War Ship, HMS Tartar, nicknamed 'Lucky Tartar' - a tribute to heroic service on the high seas. Enjoy this historical reminder of brave seafaring and courage in the face of danger.
Subject seascape marine portrait of the famous British WWW destroyer HMS Tartar, which is portrayed in the side profile facing left, steaming along on the choppy seas. With seas crashing and being sprayed violently over the bow, You can see the number IgG4 on the lower side, guns pointing forward & aft. You can see the conning tower with dark gray smoke coming out of the main funnel. Above, a mixed storm overcast sky with blue coming through.
Title "HMS Tartar on patrol".
Oil on board with a front protective glass cover.
Circa late 20th century 1970s.
British School.
HMS Tartar was a Tribal-class destroyer of the Royal Navy that saw service in most of the naval theaters of World War II. She had an eventful career, eventually receiving the nickname 'Lucky Tartar' due to her numerous escapes from dangerous situations. She was one of only four of the sixteen Royal Navy-operated Tribal-class destroyers to survive the war. The ship displacement 1,891 long tons (1,921 t) at standard load and 2,519 long tons (2,559 t) at deep load. Overall length of 377 feet or 114.9m, a beam of 36 feet 6 inches (11.13 m) and a draught of 11 feet 3 inches (3.43 m). Powered by two Parsons geared steam turbines, each driving one propeller shaft using steam provided by three Admiralty three-drum boilers. A maximum speed of 36 knots (67 km/h; 41 mph). The ship carried enough fuel to have a range of 5,700 nautical miles (10,600 km; 6,600 mi) at 15 knots (28 km/h; 17 mph). The ships' complement consisted of 190 officers and ratings.
The primary armament of the Tribal-class destroyer was eight quick firing 4.7 inch 120mm Mark X11 guns in four super firing twin gun mounts. The ship was fitted with a single above-water quadruple mount for 21 inch (533mm) torpedoes and also provided with one of a duct charge RACK and and two throwers for self-defense. Twenty depth charges were the peacetime allotment, but this increased to 30 during wartime. Authorized as one of nine Tribal-class destroyers under the 1936 Naval Estimates, Tartar was the seventh ship of her name to serve in the Royal Navy.
After commissioning, she was assigned to the 2nd Tribal Destroyer Flotilla of the Home Fleet.
1939, January and February 1940 were spent escorting convoys to and from Norway, and screening fleet units. In March, she and Mohawk escorted the ocean liner RMS Queen Elizabeth through the Western Approaches on her first voyage, before moving to Rosy th to carry out convoy escort duties.
On 3 March 1941, she sank the German merchantman Bernhard Schulte at 61°55′N 5°07′E. Whilst carrying out this duty on 4 March, she intercepted the German trawler Greensand captured her with a boarding party. An Enigma machine and supporting documents were recovered and later transported to Bletchley Park to assist decryption efforts. In May, Tartar was deployed to defend the Atlantic convoys. During these duties, she was present at the sinking of the German battleship Bismarck.
On 17 August 1941, she screened the battleship Prince of Wales that was carrying Winston Churchill back from his Atlantic Charter meeting with President Roosevelt.
January and February 1942 were spent escorting Russian convoys. In August 1942, Tartar was assigned to support Royal Navy operations in the Mediterranean. She took part in Operation Pedestal as part of the escort. The convoy came under air and submarine attacks from 11 August after it was sighted by the Italian submarine Arsenici.
In June 1943, she was supporting operations off Pantelleria, and in July was escorting convoys as part of Operation Husky, the Allied invasion of Sicily. On 6 June, she led the 10th Destroyer Flotilla into the English Channel to prevent German interference with the landings or the passage of convoys during Operation Neptune.
She was present at the signing of the Japanese Instrument of Surrender in Tokyo Bay on 2 September 1945.
Set in a beautiful frame which has been overprinted with gilt paint.
Provenance from a Fine Art marine dealer.
With new hanging thread on the back ready for immediate home wall display.
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Condition report.
Offered in fine used condition.
Front painting surface in good overall order. Having foxing staining in places. A small metal frame nail has come loose and is stuck inside the glass cover. A frame which has general wear, scuffs, stains, some minor chip losses in places commensurate with usage & age.
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Dimensions in centimetres of the frame

High (54.5 cm)
Wide (69.5 cm)
Depth thickness of frame (3.5cm)