HMS Woolston

Ship portrait. HMS Woolston (built 1918) appears to be leaving Rosyth and head out to the North Sea, as it is about to pass under the Firth of Forth Bridge. HMS Woolston had L49 as her pendant number from 1939-47, so the painting can be dated to that part of her career.

Object Details

ID: BHC3731
Collection: Fine art
Type: Painting
Display location: Not on display
Creator: Turner, Charles Edward
Vessels: Woolston (1918)
Date made: Mid 20th century; circa 1939-47
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
Measurements: Painting: 482 mm x 610 mm