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by Ray Agius
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Purchase a tote bag featuring the painting "HMS Upholder" by Ray Agius. Our tote bags are made from soft, durable, poly-poplin fabric and include a 1" black strap for easy carrying on your shoulder. All seams are double-stitched for added durability. Each tote bag is machine-washable in cold water and is printed on both sides using the same image.
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HMS Upholder (N99)... more
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HMS Upholder (N99)
U-Class Submarine
Watercolour
24" X 18"
Built 1940
Builder Vickers Armstrong
Gross 540 Tons
Length 191 feet (58 m)
Beam 16 feet, 1 inch (4.9 m)
Draught 15 feet 2 inches (4.62 m)
Propulsion 2 shaft diesel-electric 2 Paxman Ricardo diesel generators
+ electric motors 2 propellers
Lost 14th April 1942
Under the command of Lt.Cdr. Malcolm David Wanklyn, RN (VC, DSO) HMS Upholder was the most successful of all British submarines.
She made 25 war patrols while based with the 10th Submarine Flotilla at Malta. In all HMS Upholder is reported to have sunk 2 destroyers, 3 submarines, 3 transports, 10 supply ships, 2 tankers and 1 trawler, totalling 128353 GRT.
On 12 April 1942 HMS Upholder was ordered to form a patrol line with HMS Urge and HMS Thrasher to intercept a convoy. It is not known if this signal was received and the submarine failed...
I am first and foremost a Gemini. My feet are placed precariously in several camps and constantly and easily cross over many boundaries. My working life spanned 3 decades and embraced 3 continents. Some of my time was spent in the British Royal Navy and much of it in the International Automotive Industry. An Engineer and Designer is automatically a keen observer of life and human nature and from that I take much inspiration for my art. I do not call myself just an artist but rather a purveyor, documenter and expositor of life, from which my art bleeds and sometimes gushes forth! My skills and qualifications have been honed over decades, influenced by both current and long dead artists., Some of those with whom I...
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Michael Cleere
Yeah, it was, sorry about that, Raymond.
Ray Agius replied:
Thank you my friend. Really appreciated.
Michael Cleere
I really like your work there John, all of it is great!
Ray Agius replied:
Thank you Michael. I am Raymond but I hope the compliment was for me. Thank you
John Bailey
Congratulations on being featured in the Fine Art America Group "Images That Excite You!"
Ray Agius replied:
Thank you John. So lucky for HMS Upholder to be considered being featured.