HMS Ocean by Ivan Berryman (P) REG306 she became the only modern

she became the only modern US battleship to engage an enemy capital ship

where in a 5 week patrol he sunk 23 ships

then something strange happened

He was one of the 18 B25 Mitchell bombers which took part in the famous retaliatory raid on Japan

the tiny mid-Atlantic volcanic island of Ascension became the starting point for the Black Buck missions - a relay of tanker aircraft refueling two Vulcan bombers to attack Argentine positions and damage the runway at Port Stanley to prevent the use of fast jets

HMS Ocean by Ivan Berryman (P) REG306 she became the only modernDHM1017P. HMS Ocean by Ivan Berryman. HMS Ocean is the sixth ship to bear this famous name and is ably equipped with 12 Sea King HC Mk4s, 4 Landing Craft, 2 Griffon Hovercraft, plus enough equipment necessary to provide support for a Commando battlaion of over 800 Royal Marines. She is depicted here in company with HMS Chatham, flying off Royal Marines from 42 Commando during operations off Sierra Leone. Original painting by Ivan Berryman. Image size