{"product_id":"22348","title":"\"Big Cats - HMS Lion and the 1st Battlecruiser squadron; Autumn 1914\"","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWater Colour \u0026amp; White Gouache Body Colour on Paper\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eImage size: 12 x 19 1\/2 inches (30.5 x 49.5 cm)\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSigned, lower right, and dated '14\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSOLD by Marine Artists to a Private Collection in the USA\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eFlag of Vice Admiral Sir David Beatty, Captain A E M Chatfield. On the horizon a ‘Town’ class cruiser.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHere are seen\u003cem\u003e Lion, Princess Royal, Queen Mary\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eTiger\u003c\/em\u003e collectively known as the ‘Big Cats’.Based at Rosyth, they fought at Helligoland, 1914, Dogger Bank, 1915 and Jutland,1916, where \u003cem\u003eQueen Mary\u003c\/em\u003e was sunk with the loss of most of her crew. Thesquadron had been incorporated as part of the Battle Cruiser Fleet by the time of Jutland.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHMS \u003cem\u003eLion\u003c\/em\u003ewas completed in 1912 at Devonport dockyard and further modified the same year. Weighing 26,350 tons and carrying eight 13 1\/2 inch guns, she was capable of 27 knots, making her an immensely fast and powerful ship for her daybut she had weak armour and was\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003enearly lost at Jutland when a shell took out ‘Q’ turret. \u003cem\u003eLion\u003c\/em\u003e was coal-fired, whichmeant she made much smoke and needed a crew of over 1000, many being requiredto stoke the boiler furnaces by hand. She was powered by turbines\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHMS \u003cem\u003eLion\u003c\/em\u003e remained as Flagship to the battlecruisers throughout the war,\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBy 1920 shewas in reserve at Rosyth, was paid off in 1922 after only 10 years’ service and was scrapped in 1924.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\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. Image is strictly copyright - no reproduction without permission.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"IAN LOWE (British, Contemporary)","offers":[{"title":"Framed Original Painting","offer_id":55616625443158,"sku":"ILX96BigCats-22348","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1048\/3050\/1206\/files\/Lowe_20-_20Big_20Cats_20-_20med_20-_20cropped_20stamped_f5ea8e31-ed08-4406-a96c-fd290df415c2.jpg?v=1791279905","url":"https:\/\/marineartists.co.uk\/products\/22348","provider":"Marine Artists","version":"1.0","type":"link"}