U-997 by Ivan Berryman. (AP) REG7 A Lavochkin teamed with V

A Lavochkin teamed with V

Size 24 inches x 30 inches (61cm x 76cm)

Small limited edition of 75 artist proofs

While the British ships with their steel decks fared much better

At this point they came head on to British Sherman tanks

U-997 by Ivan Berryman. (AP) REG7 A Lavochkin teamed with VDHM6753AP. U 997 by Ivan Berryman. A Type VIIC U boat, U 997 was one of lucky ones to survive the war. One of around 700 of the Type VIIs the workhorse of the German U boat threat it was an example of the 91 Type VIIC 41 variety, one of which is the only surviving Type VII in existence (U 995 is a memorial in Germany). U 997 served between September 1943 and the end of the war when the submarine was surrendered and subsequently sunk by Allied aircraft