Painting by J. C. Schmitz-Westerholt depicting Hood's loss on 24 May 1941; Prince of Wales is in the foreground

Historical Information
Caption     Painting by J. C. Schmitz-Westerholt depicting Hood's loss on 24 May 1941; Prince of Wales is in the foreground ww2dbase
WW2-Era Location Name Denmark Strait, Atlantic Ocean
Date 24 May 1941
Photographer   
 
Source Information
Source    ww2dbaseUnited States Navy Naval History and Heritage Command
Identification Code   NH 50741-KN
 
Related Content
More on...   
Hood   Main article  Photos  
Prince of Wales   Main article  Photos  
Photos on Same Day 24 May 1941
 
Licensing Information
Licensing  Public Domain. According to the US Navy Naval History and Heritage Command, as of 21 Jul 2010:
Official government photographs and documents are in the public domain and may be scanned and reproduced in print or online. They may be cropped or resized, but their content may not be altered.
Additionally, according to the United States copyright law (United States Code, Title 17, Chapter 1, Section 105), in part, "[c]opyright protection under this title is not available for any work of the United States Government".

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Added By C. Peter Chen
Photo Size 740 x 550 pixels



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1. Chris says:
12 May 2021 07:24:20 PM

Hello,
Do you know of a large sized poster of this painting?
Painting by J. C. Schmitz-Westerholt depicting Hood's loss on 24 May 1941; Prince of Wales is in the foreground

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Denmark Strait, Atlantic Ocean

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