U-552 A Lonely Vigil by Robert Barbour (P) SHN212 Ships of the South Atlantic

Ships of the South Atlantic Task Force gather in San Carlos water during the Falklands Campaign of 1982

the victim of an intense combat with Spitfires of 54 Sqn

large and small

The Fw190 was also used as a successful night fighter during the autumn and early winter of 1943-44

and it was the Canadian Corps who were given the task of taking the strongpoint

U-552 A Lonely Vigil by Robert Barbour (P) SHN212 Ships of the South AtlanticDHM759P. U 552 A Lonely Vigil by Robert Barbour. U 552 heads for home on the surface at sunset in the Atlantic Summer 1943. Original watercolour painting by Robert Barbour. Size 30 inches x 20 inches (76cm x 51cm)