H.M.S. Titania with submarine L5, off Hong Kong

Details

Chinese School, 20th Century
H.M.S. Titania with submarine L5, off Hong Kong
inscribed 'H.M.S. Titania/Hong Kong.' (centre)
oil on canvas
13 x 23in. (33.2 x 58.4cm.)

Provenance

with The Parker Gallery, London.

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Lot Essay

H.M.S. Titania, 5,270 tons, was built by the Clyde Shipbuilding Company in 1915 and purchased, upon completion, by the Admiralty for use as a Submarine Depot ship. She carried no armament and remained in service until broken up in 1948. The submarine L5 was built by Swan, Hunter and launched in January 1918. Surviving the Great War, she was scrapped in 1930.

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