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Each ship was ordered to proceed up the line to its assigned place with the leading ships dropping off first, and Nelson made use of a technique ('anchoring by the stern') for stopping rapidly in a desired location, just as he did at the Nile and was to order again at Trinidad in 1805, which entailed dropping an anchor attached to a cable led out through the stern rather than the bow. Here, \u003ci\u003eElephant\u003c\/i\u003e has just dropped her starboard waist anchor in order to pull her up short ahead of the previous arrival (HMS \u003ci\u003eGlatton\u003c\/i\u003e, commanded by the notorious Captain Bligh).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe British ships visible, from left to right, are \u003ci style=\"font-family: 'Book Antiqua', 'serif';\"\u003ePolyphemus, Isis, Edgar, Ardent\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci style=\"font-family: 'Book Antiqua', 'serif';\"\u003eGlatton\u003c\/i\u003e. Others are still arriving, out of view to the left. 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During the battle \u003ci\u003eKonig\u003c\/i\u003e received 10 hits from 13 ½ and 15 inch shells and at one point was engaged with HMS \u003ci\u003eIron Duke\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn 1917 \u003ci\u003eKonig\u003c\/i\u003e was active in the Baltic and took part in the Battle of Moon Sound when she put a Russian battleship out of action. The final sortie, planned for October 1918, of the Hochseeflotte (High Seas Fleet) against the Grand Fleet was prevented by mutinies, the captain of \u003ci\u003eKonig\u003c\/i\u003e being shot and wounded and two officers killed. Mechanical problems meant \u003ci\u003eKonig\u003c\/i\u003e did not sail with the fleet on surrender and did not arrive for internment in Scapa Flow until December 1918. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOn June 21st 1919 the Hochseeflotte (High Seas Fleet) scuttled itself. \u003ci\u003eKonig\u003c\/i\u003e, with most of the battleships, turned turtle and sank. During the 1920’s and 30’s most ships were salvaged and scrapped but three Konig class ships, \u003ci\u003eKonig\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eMarkgraf\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eKronprinz\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eWilhelm\u003c\/i\u003e were not salvaged. Some demolition took place in the 1960s but they remain upside down in Scapa Flow off the island of Cava. \u003ci\u003eKonig\u003c\/i\u003e lies in 130’ of water, the keel 66’ down. Now owned by the Orkney Islands Council, she and her sisters are underwater tourist attractions for scuba divers.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIan Lowe’s studio at Scapa Flow is close to \u003ci\u003eKonig\u003c\/i\u003e’s final resting-place.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCOMMISSIONING IAN LOWE\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAt Marine Artists.co.uk one of our main specialities is commissioning great marine and historical paintings forclients and collectorsall over the world\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTo commission your own painting from Ian Lowe, contact Charles Mayes\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ca href=\"mailto:cm@marineartists.co.uk\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ecm@marineartists.co.uk\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eand we will post or email you a free pack of information including our short guides \"Commissioning a Painting from Ian Lowe\" and \"Price Guide and Timescale\"\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePhotographs \u0026amp; images:\u003c\/strong\u003eWe make every effort to ensure that our photographs represent the paintings on our site faithfully but viewers must be aware that variations in colour and tone can occur according to the screen on which the image is viewed. 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First World War accounts tell of numerous ensigns and battle flags being flown in action and we also see here that the rails and stanchions have been cleared away for action.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci style=\"mso-bidi-font-style:normal\"\u003eTiger \u003c\/i\u003ewas a relatively new ship at the time of Dogger Bank and had not been properly “worked up”. 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At this time the British were closing the range in what was essentially a stern chase.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWe see here \u003cem\u003eMoltke\u003c\/em\u003e cleared for action with rails and stanchions struck down.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci style=\"mso-bidi-font-style:normal\"\u003eMoltke\u003c\/i\u003e’s designated target was HMS \u003ci style=\"mso-bidi-font-style:normal\"\u003eTiger \u003c\/i\u003e(\u003cb\u003eSee Ian Lowe’s companion painting to this work, featuring \u003ci style=\"mso-bidi-font-style:normal\"\u003e\u003c\/i\u003eHMS \u003ci style=\"mso-bidi-font-style:normal\"\u003eTiger \u003c\/i\u003eand HMS \u003ci style=\"mso-bidi-font-style:normal\"\u003eLion \u003c\/i\u003ein this same action).\u003c\/b\u003e HMS \u003ci style=\"mso-bidi-font-style:normal\"\u003eTiger\u003c\/i\u003e received some damage but \u003ci style=\"mso-bidi-font-style:normal\"\u003eLion\u003c\/i\u003e was badly hit.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSMS \u003cem\u003eMoltke\u003c\/em\u003e was the second German battlecruiser to be built, being completed in 1911. 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The battleships are followed by the cruisers \u003cem\u003eOrlando\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eArethusa\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eCenturion\u003c\/em\u003e (like \u003cem\u003eBarfleur\u003c\/em\u003e) was a Second Class Battleship carrying 10 inch guns. She was commissioned in 1894 and designed for service on the China station, based in Hong Kong, and this is where she spent the bulk of her service.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe captain of \u003cem\u003eCenturion \u003c\/em\u003eat this time was John Jellicoe; serving on \u003cem\u003eBarfleur\u003c\/em\u003e was Commander David Beatty, both men destined for greater fame in the future.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIan loves to paint what he calls his \"steampunk\" pre-Dreadnought battleships with their \"tall funnels, ram bows, ventilators and pipes\". He notes that here, at the transition from the Victorian era to that of the Dreadnought, \u003cem\u003eCenturion\u003c\/em\u003e in her white and buff paintwork, looks \"as smart as a yacht\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCOMMISSIONING IAN LOWE\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAt Marine Artists one of our main specialities is commissioning great marine and historical paintings forclients and collectorsall over the world\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTo commission your own painting from ian Lowe, contact Charles Mayes\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ca href=\"mailto:cm@marineartists.co.uk\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cu\u003ecm@marineartists.co.uk\u003c\/u\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eand we will post or email you a free pack of information including our short guides \"Commissioning a Painting from Ian Lowe\" and \"Price Guide and Timescale\"\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n","brand":"IAN LOWE (British, Contemporary)","offers":[{"title":"Framed Painting","offer_id":55616625148246,"sku":"AM15-22706","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1048\/3050\/1206\/files\/Lowe_20-_20Centurion_201900_20-_20large_20stamped_7efa9ecb-7ebe-4b81-a390-c2655f695deb.jpg?v=1791279899"},{"product_id":"22707","title":"\"'A Time of Empires': HMS Camperdown opens fire; Suda Bay; Crete; March 31st 1897\"","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWater Colour \u0026amp;\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBody Colour\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eon\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cb\u003eWater Colour Board\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e11 1\/2 x 19 1\/2 inches (29 x 49.5 cm)\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSigned, lower right, and dated '21, lower right\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSold to a USA\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePrivate Collection\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAn extraordinary painting of the little-remembered incident in which HMS\u003cem\u003eCamperdown\u003c\/em\u003e fired four salvoes from her massive 13 1\/2 inch gunsat Greek and Cretan insurgents besieging the Turkish-held Izzedin Fort in 1897 in Suda Bay, Crete.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis was the first time that one of the Royal Navy's new \"big gun\" battleships had fired her guns in action. 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