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Naval Art

Explore artworks capturing scenes of Royal Australian Navy (RAN) vessels, battle scenes, significant events and life on board.

Art offers a vivid and emotional perspective, capturing sensory details and experiences that are often missing from written histories. This collection showcases paintings of Royal Australian Navy (RAN) vessels as well as Royal Navy ships that protected Australian shores before the RAN’s fleet arrived in 1913.

The collection is organised for easy browsing by vessel, artist or setting.

Use the drop down lists below to view artwork for a single vessel or base, artist or setting.

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Collins Class SubmarinesFairmilesHMAS AE 2HMAS Adelaide (I)HMAS Adelaide (ll)HMAS Albatross (I)HMAS Anzac (lll)HMAS Armidale (l)HMAS Armidale (ll)HMAS Arunta (I)HMAS Arunta (ll)HMAS Australia (I)HMAS Australia (II)HMAS Bathurst (l)HMAS Brisbane (l)HMAS Brisbane (ll)HMAS BungareeHMAS Canberra (l)HMAS Canberra (lll)HMAS Cessnock (l)HMAS Childers (HMVS)HMAS Condamine (l)HMAS Countess of Hopetoun (HMVS)HMAS Darwin (I)HMAS DeloraineHMAS Diamantina (l)HMAS Encounter (l)HMAS Geraldton (ll)HMAS GippslandHMAS GoonambeeHMAS Hobart (l)HMAS Hobart (ll)HMAS Horsham (l)HMAS Ipswich (l)HMAS Kanimbla (l)HMAS Kanimbla (ll)HMAS KapundaHMAS KatoombaHMAS KiamaHMAS Launceston (l)HMAS Launceston (ll)HMAS Lismore (l)HMAS Lithgow (l)HMAS Lonsdale – Royal Australian Navy baseHMAS MallinaHMAS Manoora (l)HMAS Melbourne (l)HMAS Melbourne (ll)HMAS Melbourne (lll)HMAS Moresby (l)HMAS Napier (l)HMAS Nepal (l)HMAS Nizam (l)HMAS Parkes (l)HMAS Parramatta (l)HMAS Parramatta (ll)HMAS Patricia CamHMAS Perth (l)HMAS Pioneer (l)HMAS Protector (l) (HMCS)HMAS Rushcutter (former naval base in Sydney)HMAS ShropshireHMAS StalwartHMAS Stuart (l)HMAS Swan (l)HMAS Swan (ll)HMAS Swan (lll)HMAS Sydney (l)HMAS Sydney (ll)HMAS Sydney (lll)HMAS Sydney (lV)HMAS TingiraHMAS Tobruk (ll)HMAS Townsville (ll)HMAS UpoluHMAS Vampire (ll)HMAS Vendetta (ll)HMAS Voyager (l)HMAS Voyager (ll)HMAS Wagga (I)HMAS Warramunga (l)HMAS Warrego (ll)HMAS Waterhen (l)HMAS Westralia (I)HMAS Westralia (ll)HMAS Whyalla (l)HMAS Yarra (ll)Oberon Class SubmarinesSailors at restSailors at workShips and aircraft in company
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Adams, DennisAllcot, JohnBastock, JohnBelbin, PhilBorstel, Reginald ArthurBryant, CharlesBurgess, ArthurBurn, Gerald MauriceCallahan, StanleyCarter, RobertChurcher, PeterDalton-Hall, HaroldDixon, CharlesDownton, JohnDoyle, d’Arcy WElliott, FrederickFord, JohnGittoes, GeorgeGoodchild, JohnGregory, Arthur Victor Gregory, George FrederickHadfield, MargaretHanley, PeterHansen, IanHarrison, DrewHeffill, JohnHodgkinson, RoyHogan, DavidHonisett, RayJulius, RexLette, W ALindsay, PercyMarsh, DaleMarshall, DavidMcBryde, JohnMcCubbin, LouisMcRae, RobertMiddleton, Richard BMoore, AlanMoore, Anthony J Norris, RoyNorton, FrankNorton, LynnePapworth, JohnRoku, AraiSealy, DougSilas, EllisSmyth, DacreSpicer, BarryStefaniak, StanSwain, KeithSyme, DavidTravis, GayeUnknownWhite, DarrellWilliams, H BWills, Norman
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WW I (1914-1918)WW II (1939-1945)Korean War (1950-1953)Vietnam War (1962-1975)Gulf War I (1990-1991)Afghanistan War (2001-2021)Peace time operations

Copyright

The Naval Historical Society acknowledges the owners of copyright for all the paintings depicted on this site. Accordingly, this general acknowledgement is provided in lieu of individual acknowledgement of individual painters or their beneficiaries. This is due to the age of some paintings, lack of knowledge about current ownership of an original painting and in some case details of the painter. The Societies purpose in reproducing images of these paintings is purely educational. That is, to enhance community understanding of Australian naval history. There is no intention on the part of the Society to profit from this initiative.

Users of this website are requested to respect copyright and acknowledge the artist if an image is used for private purposes. Profiting from the work of another is illegal.

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