Old Masters, British & European Paintings - Day 1 - 1st March 2022
Lot 234
Neapolitan School Early 20th Century
Estimate £400 - £600
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Description
Neapolitan School Early 20th Century
The Loderer, later HMS Farnborough
Gouache
44.2 x 66.2cm; 17½ x 26in
HMS Farnborough, also known as Q-5, was a Q-ship of the British Royal Navy that saw service in the First World War. Farnborough was a heavily armed merchant ship with concealed weaponry that was designed to lure submarines into making surface attacks. Farnborough sank two submarines in her service in the First World War. The first submarine was SM U-68, sunk with the first successful use of depth charges. The second submarine was SM U-83, which was sunk on 17 February 1917 in an action for which Captain Gordon Campbell of Farnborough received the Victoria Cross. HMS Farnborough was severely damaged in the action and was beached the same day.