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| Keywords: Thomas Jacques Somerscales, Sinking of 'The Scharnhorst' at the Battle of the Falkland Islands, 8 December 1914.jpg Thomas Somerscales Thomas Jacques Somerscales date 1842 10 29 � 1927 07 27 en Sinking of 'The Scharnhorst' at the Battle of the Falkland Islands 8 December 1914 On 1 November 1914 the German Far-Eastern squadron commanded by Vice-Admiral von Spee was brought to battle by an ill-assorted British force commanded by Rear-Admiral Sir Christopher Cradock off Coronel on the coast of Chile After a decisive victory for the German squadron it was decided that there was no future for cruiser warfare and von Spee was ordered to take his squadron home He decided to make one call on the way at Port Stanley in the Falkland Islands to destroy the radio station and take the Governor prisoner as an act of a reprisal for the British capture of the German governor of Samoa He was confronted there by a superior British force The main targets for the British ships were the 'Scharnhorst' commanded by von Spee and 'Gneisenau' and this task was allotted to the two battle-cruisers The 'Invincible' concentrated on the former and the 'Inflexible' on the latter After four hours the 'Scharnhorst' capsized and sank with no survivors An hour later the 'Gneisenau' also sank On the left of the picture is 'Scharnhorst' in port-bow view listing to port and sinking by the stern her bow out of the water She is on fire aft and about to capsize smoke pouring from the fires and her funnels over the starboard side In the extreme right background the smoke and gun flashes of the 'Invincible' commanded by Vice-Admiral Sir Doveton Sturdee and 'Inflexible' commanded by Captain Redare Beamish The British-born artist lived in Valparaiso Chile where he ran a painting school from 1874 to 1892 when he returned to England In 1893 he began to exhibit at the Royal Academy but kept his contacts in Chile and subsequently made a number of visits there 1915 oil canvas cm 61 109 2 institution National Maritime Museum accession number BHC0655 object history credit line National Maritime Museum Greenwich London http //collections rmg co uk/collections/objects/12147 html Royal Museums Greenwich PD-old-auto-1923 1927 Thomas Somerscales Paintings in the National Maritime Museum London Paintings of the Battle of the Falkland Islands Watercolor paintings of landscapes Falkland Islands in art Naval ships of Germany in art Scharnhorst 1906 1915 paintings Oil paintings of seascapes Scharnhorst ship 1906 | ||||
