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Night action off Cape Matapan, Greece, 28 March 1941
A force of British Royal Navy ships, accompanied by several Royal Australian Navy ships, and under command of British Admiral Andrew Cunningham, intercepted and sank or severely damaged the ships of the Italian Royal Navy under Admiral Angelo Iachino.The three ships closest to the viewer are HMS 'Valiant' (1914), HMS 'Warspite' (1913) and HMS 'Barham' (1914). The latter is closest to the viewer in the middle of the picture, and is easily recognisable as she was the only one of this trio which did not undergo major reconstruction in the 1930s.
The two Italian cruisers are the 'Zara' and the 'Fiume'.
The two Italian cruisers are the 'Zara' and the 'Fiume'.
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Object Details
| ID: | BHC1601 |
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| Collection: | Fine art |
| Type: | Painting |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Creator: | Wilkinson, Norman |
| Events: | World War II: Battle of Cape Matapan, 1941 |
| Date made: | Ca. 1941-4; Mid 20th century circa 1942-4 circa 1942-44 |
| Exhibition: | War Artists at Sea |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London. Presented by the War Artists Advisory Committee 1947 |
| Measurements: | Painting: 762 mm x 1016 mm; Frame: 950 mm x 1200 mm x 90 mm |