Tribute to Midget Submarine HMS XE-3 by Ivan Berryman. [Original Painting]

The midget submarine HMS XE-3 made a successful attack on the Japanese cruiser Takao in Johore Strait, Singapore on 31st July 1943. Having evaded anti-submarine defences to reach their target, the Commander Ian Fraser and his diver James Magennis are shown preparing to attach limpet mines to the cruiser. Fraser then managed with great skill to position the main explosives directly under the ship before retreating back through the defended waters to safety. Both were awarded the Victoria Cross for their actions that day.

Original painting, oil on canvas, by Ivan Berryman.

Size 16 inches x 12 inches (41cm x 31cm)