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'Isle of Galita drawn one hour before ship was sunk'
This is one of 262 drawings and 2 paintings presented to the Museum by the artist's family in 2012, and related to John Kingsley Cook's wartime service in the merchant navy between December 1940 and August 1945. The drawing was washed out by immersion in the sea after the sinking of the Empire Guillemot on 24 October 1941 and Cook's lifeboat capsizing four days later.
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Object Details
| ID: | ZBA5323 |
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| Type: | Drawing |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Creator: | Cook, John Kingsley |
| Places: | London; Malta |
| Date made: | 1941 |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London. Presented by the artist's family, 2012. |
| Measurements: | Overall: 122 mm x 190 mm |