Stunning Royal Navy Commissioned Oil Painting of HMS Kent (D12) by Geoff Shaw (d.1987)
This fabulous large oil painting on board by English Marine Artist Geoff Shaw (1924-1992) of the County Class Destroyer HMS Kent was commissioned by her previous skipper Capt JB Rowbathan (Com 1973-75).
HMS Kent was a batch 1 County-class destroyer of the Royal Navy. She and her sisters were equipped with the Sea Slug Mk-1 medium range surface to air missile SAM system, along with the
short-range Sea Cat SAM, two twin 4.5-inch gun turrets, two single 20mm cannon, ASW torpedo tubes, and a platform and hangar that allowed her to operate one Wessex helicopter. The County class were large ships, with good seakeeping abilities and long range, and were ideal blue-water ships for their time.
It’s expertly painted and signed by the gifted Geoff Shaw, whose naval paintings are very much sought after. It’s incredibly detailed and depicts the Kent at full steam in high seas creating a great bow wave! It’s well presented in its original frame which measures 100cm x 54cm and to the rear is a verso and line for hanging.
It’s currently hanging in my office and hopefully for a while!
£400
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