Frank Watson Wood (1862-1953)
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HMS QUEEN ELIZABETH AT SEA -SUNSET

Watercolour signed and dated 1922. Annotated verso “QE at Sea - sunset”
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FLEET REVIEW, 1935: THE HEAVY SQUADRON, HOME FLEET, STEAMS PAST HM THE KING

Watercolour signed and dated 1936 and inscribed beneath with ships’ names
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FLEET REVIEW 1937 - THE CORONATION REVIEW OF HM KING GEORGE VI

Watercolour signed and dated 1937 and annotated in artist’s hand, lower left
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HMS RENOWN, WEARING THE STANDARD OF HRH THE PRINCE OF WALES, ARRIVES IN PLYMOUTH SOUND 22nd JUNE 1922

Watercolour signed and dated 1922 and annotated in artist’s hand, lower right and left
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HMS COLLINGWOOD ENTERS PLYMOUTH, 1915

Watercolour signed and dated 1915
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EVENING LIGHTS – FULL MOON OFF SPITHEAD

Watercolour signed and dated 1930
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HMS NEPTUNE

Watercolour signed and dated 1911
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HMS NEW ZEALAND

Watercolour, signed and dated (LR) 1928; and annotated (LL) HMS NEW ZEALAND
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HMS RENOWN wearing the Standard of HRH The Prince of Wales arrives in Plymouth Sound 22 June 1922

Watercolour signed and dated 1922
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HMS CANADA

Watercolour. Signed and dated (LR) 1919
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HMS KING GEORGE V LEAVING PORTSMOUTH, 1913

Watercolour signed and dated 1913
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BRITANNIA and HINDUSTAN at Dartmouth

Watercolour signed and dated 1914.
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HMS IRON DUKE, HMS VICTORY AND HMS QUEEN ELIZABETH - THREE GREAT FLAGSHIPS

Watercolour signed and dated 1920
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HMS QUEEN ELIZABETH in Portsmouth following the 1937 Fleet Review

Watercolour signed and dated 27 May 1937.
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Fleet Review 1937 – the Coronation Review of King George VI

Watercolour signed and dated 1937 with ships' names annotated by the artist across the bottom.
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HMY VICTORIA & ALBERT DEPARTS FROM PORTSMOUTH FOR THE 1937 CORONATION REVIEW OF HM FLEET

Watercolour signed and dated 1937 and annotated “V&A leaving South Jetty, Portsmouth, 20th May 1937”
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HMS INFLEXIBLE at the time of Jutland - summer 1916

Watercolour signed and dated 1921.
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HMS HOOD SAILS FROM PORTSMOUTH (1935)

Watercolour signed and dated 1935 and annotated “HMS HOOD leaving Portsmouth.”
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HMS HOOD UNDERWAY AFTER SUNSET, 1921

Watercolour signed and dated 1921.
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HMS NEPTUNE SAILS FROM PORTSMOUTH, 1911

Watercolour signed and dated 1911
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Fleet Review 1911 – the Coronation Review of King George V

Watercolour signed & dated 1912 (and annotated by artist: 'finished Dec 7 1912')
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Fleet Review 1909 – the Combined British Fleets are reviewed

Watercolour signed and dated 1909
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HMS HOOD AND THE 1st BATTLE CRUISER SQUADRON, 1927

Watercolour signed and dated 1927
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RMS EMPRESS OF AUSTRALIA WEARING THE STANDARD OF HM KING GEORGE VI, ESCORTED BY HMS SOUTHAMPTON and GLASGOW, OFF NOVA SCOTIA, SUMMER 1939

Watercolour signed and dated 1939
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HMS THUNDERER entering Portsmouth 1921; HMS VICTORY in the background.

Watercolour signed and dated 1921.
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SCAPA FLOW - THE GERMAN FLEET LIES AT ANCHOR

Watercolour signed and dated (LR) 1918
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FLEET REVIEW 1937 – THE CORONATION REVIEW OF KING GEORGE VI

Watercolour heightened with white, dated “20th May 1937”, signed “Frank W Wood” (LR) and inscribed “Spithead, 20th May 1937, Coronation Naval Review” (LL); and “ADMIRAL GRAF SPREE [sic]” beneath the pocket battleship (LR).
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THE 1ST CRUISER SQUADRON 1908

Watercolour signed and dated (LR) 1908
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HMS BARHAM, MALAYA, WARSPITE AND VALIANT, 1916 - “Pavilioned in splendour and girded with praise...”

Watercolour signed and dated 1920
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HMS LION, 1919

Watercolour signed and dated 1920 but annotated in pencil verso “LION Sept ‘19”.
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HMS TIGER, 1919

Watercolour signed and dated 1920 but annotated in pencil verso “TIGER ‘19”.
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ROYAL ESCORTS IN NEW YORK HARBOUR – MAY 1939

Watercolour signed and dated 1939 (LR) and inscribed (LL) “Royal Escort – Ships Leaving New York 31st May 1939”.
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HMS ROYAL OAK, HMS REVENGE, HMS ROYAL SOVEREIGN, and HMS RESOLUTION - ALL MIGHT, MAJESTY, DOMINION AND POWER

Watercolour signed and dated 1938
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QUEEN ELIZABETH CLASS BATTLESHIPS AT SEA

Watercolour signed and dated (LR) 1925
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HMS COLLINGWOOD at sea in 1915

Watercolour. Signed and dated 1915.
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HMS HOOD UNDERWAY - PORTLAND HARBOUR

Watercolour signed and dated 1920
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HMS ST VINCENT AND VICTORY: THE ENTRANCE TO PORTSMOUTH HARBOUR

Watercolour signed and dated 1904
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THE FAMOUS 5TH BATTLE SQUADRON

Watercolour signed and dated 1920
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FLEET REVIEW 1935 – THE ROYAL SALUTE THUNDERS OUT

Watercolour heightened with white, signed and dated “Frank W Wood 1935” (LR) and inscribed “The Great Silver Jubilee Review 16th July 1935 – the salute” (LL).
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The Hamoaze from Wearde Quay

Watercolour signed and dated 1920
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HMS QUEEN ELIZABETH and the Forth Bridge - SUNSET AFTER FOG

Watercolour signed, dated 1922 and annotated “sunset after fog”
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HMS KING EDWARD VII (1906)

Watercolour signed and dated 1906
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HMS RESOLUTION ENTERING PLYMOUTH, 1936

Watercolour signed and dated (LR) 1936 and annotated (LL) “HMS RESOLUTION 16th July 1936 Entering Plymouth Harbour”
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