'OTAKI fighting to the last'

In: Ships; Part of our Paintings gallery

Medium:
Oil on canvas

Description:
OTAKI in action against the German surface raider MOEWE as she sank on 10 March 1917 during WW1. The Commander of MOEWE later recalled: 'Our situation is far from happy; the enemy lies there, refusing to sink, and firing shot after shot... Half an hour later, hammered and torn by our guns, but still firing, she sinks beneath the waves'.

Featured Ship:
OTAKI (1908)

Shipping Line:
NEW ZEALAND SHIPPING COMPANY LTD.