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Thursday, March 19th, 2009
Who knows the answer to this critical riddle? 
Problems encountered when trying to upgrade the image quality of this picture on the web site. (more…)
Tags: Cunard Express Steamer, Cunard line, download problems, further reading, Mauretania, Mauritania
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Thursday, February 12th, 2009
“A little more on ‘Formidable’ from my fathers diary.”
We are fortunate to be able to read this remarkable story, kindly sent by the son of the author after a chat over the phone while he was ordering 2 prints of the painting on page http://frickers.co.uk/marine-art/formidable_seafires.html.
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(Gordon’s notes in brackets, abbreviations marked * explained at the end of the text)
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Tags: a black day, Abandoning ship, Aden, Admiral "Bull" Halsey, admiralty islands, aircraft, Aircraft Fitter, Alarm to Arms, American carriers, american efforts, American efforts in the Pacific Ocean, Amiralty islands, august 2nd, Australia, battleships, Bismark, bombardment of shore installations, bombers, chipperfield, destroyers, dubber, Duke of York, first British Planes to bomb Japan, fleet Carriers, Formid, formidable, Formosa, Freemantle, freemantle australia, further reading, Gambut Aerodrome, Gibraltar, H.H.S.Furious, H.M.S., H.M.S. Formidable, H.M.S.Indefatigable, harr, Hellcats, hewetson, His Magesty's Ship, HMS Victorious, Honsae, Ishigarki, Jap torpedo bombers, John Hartley Simpson, Kamikaze, leyte, lost pilots, mid air collision, Myaako, Okinowa, old naval custom, Petty Officer, pilot lt, Port Said, port said egypt, Potsdam Conferrence, rendezvous with the fleet, RNAS Bherunda, Royal Naval Air Station, Ryuqu Group, Sagishima, Sakashima, ScapaFlow, School St Golborne Lancashire, senior pilot, sister ship, Suez Canal, Sydney, Tirpitz, Tokyo, vice admiral, Vice Admiral Sir Harry Rawlins, Vice Admiral Sir Philip Vianas, Vice Admiral Vian, war in europe, war in Europe ending
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Thursday, November 6th, 2008
How did this special event come about?
University of Plymouth Marine Department, has a long and salty history, Tectona being a part.
Remarkably, two paintings inspired by a former captain and Uni lecturer helped save and return Tectona to Plymouth.
“Tectona“, was (more…)
Tags: A touch of fame, elegant greetings card, former captain, Moyana, plymouth, Plymouth City Council, Plymouth City Council in 1980, Plymouth Maritime Department, reported wrecked, salty history, School of Maritime Studies, School of Maritime Studies Plymouth, Tectona, University of Plymouth Marine Department
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Tuesday, November 4th, 2008
Stock control. “Vagrant off the Needles“, see http://www.frickers.co.uk/marine-art/vagrant_needles.html, only 3 left!
A beautiful limited signed, numbered edition of an elegant schooner the famous Nathaniel Hershoff built at New York U.S.A.
“Vagrant off the Needles” was the first of my paintings to go into print thanks to Helen Swaby of De Montfort Fine Art http://www.demontfortfineart.co.uk/
Following a recent enquiry here,
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Tags: De Montfort Fine Art, prints sold out, Vagrant off the Needles
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Tuesday, May 8th, 2007
Rhoda Mary” and “Katie Cluett” 2 schooners, Cornish built by the Ferris / Trebilcock families, they were soon famous schooners.
The tale gets better; (more…)
Tags: dispute settled, Ferris, further reading, Katie Cluett, Rhoda Mary, schooner, Trebilcock
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Tuesday, May 8th, 2007
Mauretania’s usual ports of call were, Liverpool, Southampton, Plymouth, Le Harve, Queenstown (now Cobh) & New York. She restored the prestige of the British Merchant Marine & Cunard in particular. (more…)
Tags: Cobh, Cunard, further reading, gold, Le Harve, Liverpool, maiden voyage, Mauretania, Mersey Ferry, New York, plymouth, prints, Queenstown, Southampton
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Thursday, November 30th, 2006
A Formidable History
Formidable Battle Honours
Matapan 1941, Crete 1941, Mediterranean 1941, North Africa 1942- 3, Sicily 1943, Salerno 1943, Artic Convoys 1943, “Mascot” 1943, Okinawa 1945, Japan 1945.
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Tags: formidable, further reading
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Sunday, February 19th, 2006
Clansman departing Castlebay, Barra – a thoroughly professional commission, thank you all at Calmac
Today you can view “Clansman departing Castlebay, Barra” onboard ship in the main saloon of Clansman, or collect a beautiful signed copy here from page http://frickers.co.uk/prints.html See below how pleased others are with their copies!
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Tags: atmosphere, barra, Barra RNLI lifeboat, blown away, budding artist, Calmac, Captain John Simkins, Castlebay, Castlebay Hotel, Castlebay Lifeboat, Clan MacNeil, clansman, commissions, conclusion, family and friends, first class, further reading, Gordon Frickers, Kisimul Castle, naming ceremony, Outer Hebrides., paintings, ports, princess anne, princess royal, royal princess, shipping professionals, The Princess Royal, vip, Western Isles
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