Naval Art – Hms Birmingham
by Here are two paintings of the HMS BIRMINGHAM with a short description about the Royal Navy war ship.
This is my first painting of a Royal Navy warship, The HMS BIRMINGHAM
This painting may seem a little dark on the computer but it is my favorite and is painted on a dark blue paper to which I think works very well,
The HMS BIRMINGHAM
Town-type Light Cruiser: 1936-1970
Motto: “FORWARD”
There has been a total of three navy ships that have bared the name HMS Birmingham, The one in the paintings is that of the second HMS BIRMINGHAM, This was the first ship that I tried to paint as a favour to my Uncle who sailed on her from the days when he was in the Royal Navy,
The second HMS BIRMINGHAM was a 9000 ton cruiser that had a maximum speed of 32 knots with a range of 9000 nautical miles and was completed on the 18th November 1937, After a trial in in home waters she was deployed to China, After the end of the hostilities of WW2 HMS BIRMINGHAM continued to service and from 1952-1953 took part in the United Nations naval operations off the west coast of Korea, She was put on the disposal List and broken up in 1960 at Inverkeithing.
Below is the photo that was used to do both of the paintings
Below is the ships Naval badge,
This is another photo of the HMS BIRMINGHAM taken from another angle
Why not take a look at some of the other paintings of other Royal Navy war ships that I have painted, Please feel free to click on any of the links below,
HMS WOODBRIDGE HAVEN
HMS KENYA
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