~ 1908 Ward Room Officers HMS Impacable Edwardian Print Of Lord Nelson ~
The black and white lithographic print of Vice Admiral Lord Nelson is presented in a dark varnished glazed oak frame.
The engraved metal plaque reads ‘To the Ward Room Officers H.M.S. Implacable from Lord Hampton 8th May 1908’.
A good subject matter with Royal Navy provenance too.
~ HMS Implacable ~
HMS Implacable was a Formidable-class battleship of the British Royal Navy, the second ship of the name. The Formidable-class ships were developments of earlier British battleships, featuring the same battery of four 12-inch (305 mm) guns – albeit more powerful 40-calibre versions – and top speed of 19 knots (35 km/h; 22 mph) of the preceding Canopus class, while adopting heavier armour protection. The ship was laid down in July 1898, was launched in March 1899, and was completed in July 1901. Commissioned in September 1901, she was assigned to the Mediterranean Fleet and served with the fleet until 1908. After a refit, she transferred to the Channel Fleet, then onto the Atlantic Fleet in May 1909. By now rendered obsolete by the emergence of the dreadnought class ships, she was assigned to the 5th Battle Squadron and attached to the Home Fleet in 1912.
Upon the outbreak of the First World War, Implacable, along with the squadron was assigned to the Channel Fleet. After operations with the Dover Patrol, she served in the Dardanelles Campaign in support of the Allied landings at Gallipoli. She participated in the Landing at Cape Helles on 25–26 April and supported ANZAC forces ashore over the course of the following month. In late May 1915, she was withdrawn to reinforce the Italian fleet at the southern end of the Adriatic Sea after Italy joined the war on the side of the Allies. She remained in the Mediterranean until June 1917, apart from a brief return to Britain in March and April 1916 for a refit. After returning to England, she was laid up until March 1918, when she was converted for use as a depot ship for the Northern Patrol. After the war, she was decommissioned and eventually sold for scrap in 1921.
~ Lord Hampton ~
Herbert Stuart Pakington, 4th Baron Hampton (15 May 1883 – 30 October 1962), served as Chief Commissioner of The Scout Association.
He was educated at Wellington College, Berkshire, and the Royal Military College, Sandhurst. He became the 4th Baron Hampton on the death of his father, Herbert Pakington, 3rd Baron Hampton, in 1906. He was a 1931 recipient of the Silver Buffalo Award.
Pakington’s sister Mary Pakington was an English dramatist.
~ Condition ~
Please refer to the images for the condition.
~ Dimensions ~
The frame is 51cm (20 inches) wide and 58cm (22.75 inches) tall.
