Historical Ships

"In the Lee of Berry Head" 22"x16" Oil
The Brunswick

HMS Brunswick was a 74-gun third rate ship of the line of the Royal Navy, launched on 30 April 1790 at
Deptford.
Here she lays off Berry Head - Torbay.

In 1812 Brunswick was on harbour service, and she was broken up in 1826.

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                                                       £30 Framed and Mounted   14"x11"
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The "Grand Turk" Gouache 18"x 18" mounted
The Brig Grand Turk, 18 guns, was the third ship of that name. She was constructed as a privateer and launched in late 1812. She was purchased by a group of Salem and Boston men and commissioned on 28 January by President Madison to "cruise against the enemies of the United States." Among the most successful privateers of 1812 - 1815 capturing some 30 vessels.

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" Ship of the Line off Berry Head".

Water Colour - 18x18

This is based on an entry in an historical survey of Torbay published 1930 - in 1782 it was recorded by the physician to the fleet that visits to the bay were due to sickness on board of catarrh or influenza, the captain of the Fortitude told that 143 men were sent to hospital and the ship was scrubbed with vinegar and "smoaked" before the crew returned. She stayed for 10 days. Many of the fleet at that time were suffering the same condition.

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"Investigations"

Gouache and watercolour

1788 On the 20th of August, at 8 h. 30 m. A. M., Cordovan lighthouse bearing east by south distant six or seven leagues, the British 30-gun frigate Clyde, Captain Charles Cunningham, having with the wind to the northward just worked off from reconnoitring the port of Rocheforte, descried two sail in the southwest. The Clyde immediately gave chase, and at 11 A.m. made them out to be enemy's cruisers standing towards her. At half an hour after noon the strangers, having then approached within two miles of the Clyde, bore up and made sail, each going away large on a different tack. The Clyde, selecting the one that appeared the more formidable of the two, crowded sail in pursuit. At 1 h. 30 m. i'. M., havmg arrived within gun-shot, the Clyde hoisted her colours

* Marshall, vol. ii., p. 235
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Prints available @ £20 mounted 13"x13"

£30 Framed 13"x13"

£30 mounted 16"x16"

£45 Framed 16"x16"

The original 18" x 18" is available framed for SOLD