Curations

War Artists' Advisory Committee: Stephen Bone before Normandy

David Saywell

A set of Curations developed to mark the 80th anniversary of the end of the Second World War. The War Artists' Advisory Committee (WAAC) was established within the Ministry of Information at the outbreak of the Second World War. Headed by Sir Kenneth Clark, its aim was to compile a artistic record of Britain throughout the war and Britain at war in theatres of war. 6,000 paintings and works on paper were acquired from over 400 artists, and a selection of these, mainly paintings, are included in these Curations. After the war these were distributed to museums and institutions in Britain and around the world. Artist(s) covered: Stephen Bone before Normandy. Conceived by and co-researched with Julia Beaumont-Jones, Curator, RAF Museum.

Artists featured in this Curation: Stephen Bone (1904–1958)
78 artworks
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  • Camouflaging the Pipeline at the British Aluminium Company's Works at Fort William, October 1941

    (LD1663)


    At the outbreak of the Second World War, Bone enlisted in the Civil Defence Camouflage Establishment based in Leamington Spa, and his first work acquired by the WAAC marks this work.

    Camouflaging the Pipeline at the British Aluminium Company's Works at Fort William, October 1941 1941
    Stephen Bone (1904–1958)
    Oil on card
    H 49.5 x W 59.6 cm
    IWM (Imperial War Museums)
    Camouflaging the Pipeline at the British Aluminium Company's Works at Fort William, October 1941
    Image credit: IWM (Imperial War Museums)

  • Gas Workers

    (LD2430)

    Gas Workers 1942
    Stephen Bone (1904–1958)
    Oil on canvas
    H 76.8 x W 92 cm
    IWM (Imperial War Museums)
    Gas Workers
    Image credit: IWM (Imperial War Museums)

  • Railway Men

    (LD2431)

    Railway Men 1942
    Stephen Bone (1904–1958)
    Oil on canvas
    H 64 x W 102 cm
    Rugby Art Gallery and Museum Art Collections
    Railway Men
    Image credit: Rugby Art Gallery and Museum Art Collections

  • Royal Air Force Duty Boats and Naval Rescue Launches at Stornoway: A Motor Drifter on Its Way to the Fishing Grounds

    (LD3109)


    In 1942 Stephen's brother, Gavin Bone, died. Following this Stephen's father, Muirhead Bone decided not to continue with his own WAAC commission with the Admiralty, and Stephen took over the role in June 1943. For the best part of a year he painted a large number of canvases of naval craft, convoys, harbours and life on ships at locations around Britain, including Stornoway, Lismore and Oban Bay.

    Royal Air Force Duty Boats and Naval Rescue Launches at Stornoway: A Motor Drifter on Its Way to the Fishing Grounds 1943
    Stephen Bone (1904–1958)
    Oil on canvas board
    H 26 x W 35.5 cm
    IWM (Imperial War Museums)
    Royal Air Force Duty Boats and Naval Rescue Launches at Stornoway: A Motor Drifter on Its Way to the Fishing Grounds
    Image credit: IWM (Imperial War Museums)

  • Air-Sea Rescue Launch 'D' Type

    (LD3110)

    Air-Sea Rescue Launch 'D' Type 1943
    Stephen Bone (1904–1958)
    Oil on canvas
    H 23.5 x W 35.5 cm
    Southampton City Art Gallery
    Air-Sea Rescue Launch 'D' Type
    Image credit: Southampton City Art Gallery

  • Stornoway, Drifters in Harbour, Saturday Afternoon

    (LD3111)

    Stornoway, Drifters in Harbour, Saturday Afternoon 1943
    Stephen Bone (1904–1958)
    Oil on board
    H 25.4 x W 35.6 cm
    Glasgow Life Museums
    Stornoway, Drifters in Harbour, Saturday Afternoon
    Image credit: Glasgow Life Museums

  • Naval Rescue Launches in Loch Road, Isle of Lewis

    (LD3113)

    Naval Rescue Launches in Loch Road, Isle of Lewis 1943
    Stephen Bone (1904–1958)
    Oil on board
    H 25.5 x W 35.5 cm
    Wolverhampton Arts and Heritage
    Naval Rescue Launches in Loch Road, Isle of Lewis
    Image credit: Wolverhampton Arts and Heritage

  • Admiralty Trawlers and Drifters

    (LD3114)

    Admiralty Trawlers and Drifters c.1940–1945
    Stephen Bone (1904–1958)
    Oil on board
    H 30.5 x W 40.6 cm
    Glasgow Life Museums
    Admiralty Trawlers and Drifters
    Image credit: Glasgow Life Museums

  • A Rescue Motor Launch in the Floating Dock, Stornoway

    (LD3115)

    A Rescue Motor Launch in the Floating Dock, Stornoway 1942
    Stephen Bone (1904–1958)
    Oil on board
    H 30.5 x W 40.5 cm
    IWM (Imperial War Museums)
    A Rescue Motor Launch in the Floating Dock, Stornoway
    Image credit: IWM (Imperial War Museums)

  • Royal Air Force Air Sea Rescue Launches, Stornoway: The Fish Quay Beyond

    (LD3116)

    Royal Air Force Air Sea Rescue Launches, Stornoway: The Fish Quay Beyond 1943
    Stephen Bone (1904–1958)
    Oil on panel
    H 30.2 x W 40.5 cm
    IWM (Imperial War Museums)
    Royal Air Force Air Sea Rescue Launches, Stornoway: The Fish Quay Beyond
    Image credit: IWM (Imperial War Museums)

  • The Boat Pool, Oban, Argyll, a Wet Day

    (LD3119)

    The Boat Pool, Oban, Argyll, a Wet Day 1943
    Stephen Bone (1904–1958)
    Oil on board
    H 27.5 x W 35.7 cm
    Aberdeen Art Gallery & Museums
    The Boat Pool, Oban, Argyll, a Wet Day
    Image credit: Aberdeen Art Gallery & Museums

  • Convoy Anchorage from Lismore, Argyll

    (LD3120)

    Convoy Anchorage from Lismore, Argyll 1939–1945
    Stephen Bone (1904–1958)
    Oil on board
    H 31 x W 40.8 cm
    Aberdeen Art Gallery & Museums
    Convoy Anchorage from Lismore, Argyll
    Image credit: Aberdeen Art Gallery & Museums

  • The Convoy Anchorage from Lismore

    (LD3121)

    The Convoy Anchorage from Lismore c.1940–1945
    Stephen Bone (1904–1958)
    Oil on paper
    H 30.5 x W 40.6 cm
    Glasgow Life Museums
    The Convoy Anchorage from Lismore
    Image credit: Glasgow Life Museums

  • Convoy Leaving Anchorage at Sunrise

    (LD3122)

    Convoy Leaving Anchorage at Sunrise 1943
    Stephen Bone (1904–1958)
    Oil
    H 29 x W 39.5 cm
    Government Art Collection
    Convoy Leaving Anchorage at Sunrise
    Image credit: Government Art Collection

  • The Armed Trawler 'Paul Rykens'

    (LD3123)

    The Armed Trawler 'Paul Rykens' 1943
    Stephen Bone (1904–1958)
    Oil on cardboard
    H 28.5 x W 39 cm
    Ferens Art Gallery
    The Armed Trawler 'Paul Rykens'
    © Queen’s Printer and Controller of HMSO 2010. Reproduced with the permission of the Controller of Her Majesty’s Stationery Office under the terms of the PSI Click-Use Licence. Image credit: Ferens Art Gallery

  • Oban Bay: Asdic Trawlers HMS 'Paul Rykens' and HMS 'Southern Star'

    (LD3124)

    Oban Bay: Asdic Trawlers HMS 'Paul Rykens' and HMS 'Southern Star' 1943
    Stephen Bone (1904–1958)
    Oil on panel
    H 25 x W 35.5 cm
    IWM (Imperial War Museums)
    Oban Bay: Asdic Trawlers HMS 'Paul Rykens' and HMS 'Southern Star'
    Image credit: IWM (Imperial War Museums)

  • HMS 'Paul Rykens' and the Boat Pool, Oban

    (LD3125)

    HMS 'Paul Rykens' and the Boat Pool, Oban 1943
    Stephen Bone (1904–1958)
    Oil on panel
    H 24.7 x W 34.2 cm
    IWM (Imperial War Museums)
    HMS 'Paul Rykens' and the Boat Pool, Oban
    Image credit: IWM (Imperial War Museums)

  • Stornoway, 6pm, Drifters Setting Out for the Fishing Grounds

    (LD3126)

    Stornoway, 6pm, Drifters Setting Out for the Fishing Grounds c.1940–1945
    Stephen Bone (1904–1958)
    Oil on paper
    H 25.4 x W 35.6 cm
    Glasgow Life Museums
    Stornoway, 6pm, Drifters Setting Out for the Fishing Grounds
    Image credit: Glasgow Life Museums

  • Stornoway Harbour, Evening, Minesweepers and Coasting Vessels

    (LD3127)

    Stornoway Harbour, Evening, Minesweepers and Coasting Vessels c.1940–1945
    Stephen Bone (1904–1958)
    Oil on board
    H 25.4 x W 35.6 cm
    Glasgow Life Museums
    Stornoway Harbour, Evening, Minesweepers and Coasting Vessels
    Image credit: Glasgow Life Museums

  • HMS Trawler 'Stella Pegasi'

    (LD3128)

    HMS Trawler 'Stella Pegasi' 1943
    Stephen Bone (1904–1958)
    Oil on paper
    H 35.6 x W 25.4 cm
    Glasgow Life Museums
    HMS Trawler 'Stella Pegasi'
    Image credit: Glasgow Life Museums

  • Bow Gun, HMS 'Southern Star'

    (LD3139)

    Bow Gun, HMS 'Southern Star' 1943
    Stephen Bone (1904–1958)
    Oil on paper
    H 30 x W 23 cm
    Royal Museums Greenwich
    Bow Gun, HMS 'Southern Star'
    Image credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London

  • Highland Shepherds and Honduran Lumberjacks

    (LD3143)

    Highland Shepherds and Honduran Lumberjacks
    Stephen Bone (1904–1958)
    Oil on cardboard
    H 23.8 x W 31.4 cm
    Dundee Art Galleries and Museums Collection (Dundee City Council)
    Highland Shepherds and Honduran Lumberjacks
    Image credit: Dundee Art Galleries and Museums Collection (Dundee City Council)

  • Air-Sea Rescue

    (LD3213)

    Air-Sea Rescue 1943
    Stephen Bone (1904–1958)
    Oil on canvas
    H 63.5 x W 76.2 cm
    IWM (Imperial War Museums)
    Air-Sea Rescue
    Image credit: IWM (Imperial War Museums)

  • Trawler's Twelve Pounder

    (LD3214)

    Trawler's Twelve Pounder 1943
    Stephen Bone (1904–1958)
    Oil on wood
    H 92 x W 64.1 cm
    Southampton City Art Gallery
    Trawler's Twelve Pounder
    Image credit: Southampton City Art Gallery

  • Stornoway Harbour

    (LD3260)

    Stornoway Harbour 1943
    Stephen Bone (1904–1958)
    Oil on canvas board
    H 25.4 x W 35.6 cm
    Dundee Art Galleries and Museums Collection (Dundee City Council)
    Stornoway Harbour
    Image credit: Dundee Art Galleries and Museums Collection (Dundee City Council)

  • A Neutral Drifter in the Minch

    (LD3262)

    A Neutral Drifter in the Minch 1943–1944
    Stephen Bone (1904–1958)
    Oil on board
    H 25.2 x W 34.6 cm
    IWM (Imperial War Museums)
    A Neutral Drifter in the Minch
    Image credit: IWM (Imperial War Museums)

  • Air Sea Rescue Launch Being Overhauled

    (LD3263)


    Bone's earlier works were very much more focussed on smaller vessels: air sea rescue launches and armed trawlers, and even with larger vessels including minesweepers, away from combat on the seas.

    Air Sea Rescue Launch Being Overhauled 1943
    Stephen Bone (1904–1958)
    Oil on paper
    H 30 x W 23 cm
    Royal Museums Greenwich
    Air Sea Rescue Launch Being Overhauled
    Image credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London

  • Bathing from a Motor Launch

    (LD3267)

    Bathing from a Motor Launch 1943–1944
    Stephen Bone (1904–1958)
    Oil on panel
    H 25.5 x W 35.5 cm
    IWM (Imperial War Museums)
    Bathing from a Motor Launch
    Image credit: IWM (Imperial War Museums)

  • Driftermen, American Military Police and Wrens, Stornoway

    (LD3268)

    Driftermen, American Military Police and Wrens, Stornoway
    Stephen Bone (1904–1958)
    Oil on cardboard
    H 35.6 x W 50.8 cm
    Dundee Art Galleries and Museums Collection (Dundee City Council)
    Driftermen, American Military Police and Wrens, Stornoway
    Image credit: Dundee Art Galleries and Museums Collection (Dundee City Council)

  • Stornoway: Armed Trawlers and a Coasting Vessel Loading Kippers

    (LD3269)

    Stornoway: Armed Trawlers and a Coasting Vessel Loading Kippers 1943
    Stephen Bone (1904–1958)
    Oil on panel
    H 25.4 x W 35.5 cm
    IWM (Imperial War Museums)
    Stornoway: Armed Trawlers and a Coasting Vessel Loading Kippers
    Image credit: IWM (Imperial War Museums)

  • Sunbathing on the Four-Inch Gun

    (LD3270)

    Sunbathing on the Four-Inch Gun c.1943–1944
    Stephen Bone (1904–1958)
    Oil on board
    H 25.2 x W 35.4 cm
    IWM (Imperial War Museums)
    Sunbathing on the Four-Inch Gun
    Image credit: IWM (Imperial War Museums)

  • Armed Trawlers, Stornoway

    (LD3271)

    Armed Trawlers, Stornoway
    Stephen Bone (1904–1958)
    Oil on canvas
    H 24 x W 33 cm
    Paisley Museum and Art Galleries, Renfrewshire Council Collections
    Armed Trawlers, Stornoway
    © estate of Stephen Bone. All rights reserved, DACS 2025. Image credit: Paisley Museum and Art Galleries, Renfrewshire Council Collections

  • On Board a Minesweeper: Engine-Room Men Take a Breath of Fresh Air

    (LD3275)

    On Board a Minesweeper: Engine-Room Men Take a Breath of Fresh Air 1943
    Stephen Bone (1904–1958)
    Oil on panel
    H 32.2 x W 41 cm
    IWM (Imperial War Museums)
    On Board a Minesweeper: Engine-Room Men Take a Breath of Fresh Air
    Image credit: IWM (Imperial War Museums)

  • Sinking a Floating Mine with Rifle Fire

    (LD3276)

    Sinking a Floating Mine with Rifle Fire c.1943–1944
    Stephen Bone (1904–1958)
    Oil on panel
    H 32.8 x W 38.8 cm
    IWM (Imperial War Museums)
    Sinking a Floating Mine with Rifle Fire
    Image credit: IWM (Imperial War Museums)

  • Convoy Anchorage from Lismore

    (LD3277)

    Convoy Anchorage from Lismore
    Stephen Bone (1904–1958)
    Oil on board
    H 24.5 x W 34 cm
    Dundee Art Galleries and Museums Collection (Dundee City Council)
    Convoy Anchorage from Lismore
    Image credit: Dundee Art Galleries and Museums Collection (Dundee City Council)

  • Convoy: The Rendezvous

    (LD3278)

    Convoy: The Rendezvous c.1943–1944
    Stephen Bone (1904–1958)
    Oil on panel
    H 31 x W 46.8 cm
    IWM (Imperial War Museums)
    Convoy: The Rendezvous
    Image credit: IWM (Imperial War Museums)

  • Tank Landing Craft Just before Dawn

    (LD3279)

    Tank Landing Craft Just before Dawn c.1943–1944
    Stephen Bone (1904–1958)
    Oil on panel
    H 25 x W 35.4 cm
    IWM (Imperial War Museums)
    Tank Landing Craft Just before Dawn
    Image credit: IWM (Imperial War Museums)

  • The Shadow of a Balloon

    (LD3281)

    The Shadow of a Balloon c.1943–1944
    Stephen Bone (1904–1958)
    Oil on panel
    H 25 x W 34.7 cm
    IWM (Imperial War Museums)
    The Shadow of a Balloon
    Image credit: IWM (Imperial War Museums)

  • HMS 'Pursuer': View of an Island against the Aurora Borealis

    (LD3789)


    HMS Pursuer was one of the attack carriers leased to the United Kingdom from the United States where it was built. It appears in a number of Bone's paintings in Belfast Lough.

    HMS 'Pursuer': View of an Island against the Aurora Borealis
    Stephen Bone (1904–1958)
    Oil on board
    H 25.3 x W 35.5 cm
    Royal Museums Greenwich
    HMS 'Pursuer': View of an Island against the Aurora Borealis
    © crown copyright. Image credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London

  • On Board an Escort Carrier: HMS 'Pursuer' in Belfast Lough

    (LD3790)

    On Board an Escort Carrier: HMS 'Pursuer' in Belfast Lough c.1943–1944
    Stephen Bone (1904–1958)
    Oil on panel
    H 24 x W 35.7 cm
    IWM (Imperial War Museums)
    On Board an Escort Carrier: HMS 'Pursuer' in Belfast Lough
    Image credit: IWM (Imperial War Museums)

  • Belfast Cranes

    (LD3791)

    Belfast Cranes
    Stephen Bone (1904–1958)
    Oil on board
    H 35.7 x W 24.5 cm
    Royal Museums Greenwich
    Belfast Cranes
    © crown copyright. Image credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London

  • On Board an Escort Carrier: Winter Dusk in Belfast Harbour; Sunderland Flying Boats

    (LD3792)

    On Board an Escort Carrier: Winter Dusk in Belfast Harbour; Sunderland Flying Boats c.1943–1944
    Stephen Bone (1904–1958)
    Oil on panel
    H 26.6 x W 39.3 cm
    IWM (Imperial War Museums)
    On Board an Escort Carrier: Winter Dusk in Belfast Harbour; Sunderland Flying Boats
    Image credit: IWM (Imperial War Museums)

  • On Board an Escort Carrier: Lookout at Dawn, HMS 'Pursuer'

    (LD3793)

    On Board an Escort Carrier: Lookout at Dawn, HMS 'Pursuer' c.1943–1944
    Stephen Bone (1904–1958)
    Oil on panel
    H 39.2 x W 26.6 cm
    IWM (Imperial War Museums)
    On Board an Escort Carrier: Lookout at Dawn, HMS 'Pursuer'
    Image credit: IWM (Imperial War Museums)

  • The End of the Journey: A Merchant Vessel Entering the Clyde at Sunrise

    (LD3794)

    The End of the Journey: A Merchant Vessel Entering the Clyde at Sunrise
    Stephen Bone (1904–1958)
    Oil on board
    H 24.5 x W 35.5 cm
    Royal Museums Greenwich
    The End of the Journey: A Merchant Vessel Entering the Clyde at Sunrise
    Image credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London

  • Two Aircraft Carriers

    (LD3795)

    Two Aircraft Carriers mid-20th C
    Stephen Bone (1904–1958)
    Oil on canvas
    H 24.9 x W 35.3 cm
    Royal Museums Greenwich
    Two Aircraft Carriers
    Image credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London

  • Sunrise at Sea

    (LD3797)

    Sunrise at Sea
    Stephen Bone (1904–1958)
    Oil on board
    H 24 x W 35.1 cm
    Royal Museums Greenwich
    Sunrise at Sea
    Image credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London

  • A Corvette Ready for Sea

    (LD3798)

    A Corvette Ready for Sea
    Stephen Bone (1904–1958)
    Oil on board
    H 24.7 x W 35.4 cm
    Royal Museums Greenwich
    A Corvette Ready for Sea
    © crown copyright. Image credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London

  • HMS 'Pursuer' in Belfast Lough

    (LD3801)

    HMS 'Pursuer' in Belfast Lough
    Stephen Bone (1904–1958)
    Oil on board
    H 24.1 x W 35.6 cm
    Royal Museums Greenwich
    HMS 'Pursuer' in Belfast Lough
    © crown copyright. Image credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London

  • A Rescue Motor Launch at Sea

    (LD3802)

    A Rescue Motor Launch at Sea
    Stephen Bone (1904–1958)
    Oil on board
    H 25.3 x W 35.5 cm
    Royal Museums Greenwich
    A Rescue Motor Launch at Sea
    © crown copyright. Image credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London

  • Strike Down Aircraft after Refuelling: On Board an Aircraft Carrier

    (LD3805)

    Strike Down Aircraft after Refuelling: On Board an Aircraft Carrier c.1944
    Stephen Bone (1904–1958)
    Oil on canvas
    H 63.5 x W 76 cm
    Royal Museums Greenwich
    Strike Down Aircraft after Refuelling: On Board an Aircraft Carrier
    Image credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London

  • Clear Flight Deck: On Board an Aircraft Carrier

    (LD3806)

    Clear Flight Deck: On Board an Aircraft Carrier c.1944
    Stephen Bone (1904–1958)
    Oil on canvas
    H 102.2 x W 76.5 cm
    Royal Museums Greenwich
    Clear Flight Deck: On Board an Aircraft Carrier
    Image credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London

  • HMS 'Pretoria Castle'

    (LD3863)

    HMS 'Pretoria Castle' 1944
    Stephen Bone (1904–1958)
    Oil on board
    H 24.7 x W 34.7 cm
    Royal Museums Greenwich
    HMS 'Pretoria Castle'
    © expired crown copyright. Image credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London

  • Arrival of Second Escort Group of Sloops at Liverpool

    (LD3876)

    Arrival of Second Escort Group of Sloops at Liverpool 1944
    Stephen Bone (1904–1958)
    Oil on canvas
    H 76 x W 63.5 cm
    Royal Museums Greenwich
    Arrival of Second Escort Group of Sloops at Liverpool
    Image credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London

  • U-Boat Prisoners Landing from HMS 'Starling', 24 February 1944

    (LD3877)


    In 1944 Bone painted a number of submarine subjects, including midget submarines, life on board a submarine and this painting of U-Boat prisoners landing from HMS Starling.

    U-Boat Prisoners Landing from HMS 'Starling', 24 February 1944 1944
    Stephen Bone (1904–1958)
    Oil on canvas
    H 50.8 x W 60.9 cm
    IWM (Imperial War Museums)
    U-Boat Prisoners Landing from HMS 'Starling', 24 February 1944
    Image credit: IWM (Imperial War Museums)

  • HMS 'Wildgoose' and HMS 'Starling'

    (LD3878)

    HMS 'Wildgoose' and HMS 'Starling' 1944
    Stephen Bone (1904–1958)
    Oil on panel
    H 25.3 x W 35.4 cm
    IWM (Imperial War Museums)
    HMS 'Wildgoose' and HMS 'Starling'
    Image credit: IWM (Imperial War Museums)

  • The Guns of the Second Escort Group

    (LD3879)

    The Guns of the Second Escort Group 1944
    Stephen Bone (1904–1958)
    Oil on wood panel
    H 25.5 x W 35 cm
    Bradford Museums and Galleries
    The Guns of the Second Escort Group
    Image credit: Bradford Museums and Galleries

  • Midget Submarines: 'Herald' and 'Excelsior'

    (LD4065)

    Midget Submarines: 'Herald' and 'Excelsior' 1944
    Stephen Bone (1904–1958)
    Oil on panel
    H 35.5 x W 25.5 cm
    IWM (Imperial War Museums)
    Midget Submarines: 'Herald' and 'Excelsior'
    Image credit: IWM (Imperial War Museums)

  • Midget Submarine 'Excelsior'

    (LD4066)

    Midget Submarine 'Excelsior' 1944
    Stephen Bone (1904–1958)
    Oil on panel
    H 25.3 x W 35.5 cm
    IWM (Imperial War Museums)
    Midget Submarine 'Excelsior'
    Image credit: IWM (Imperial War Museums)

  • HM Submarines 'Voracious', 'Sea-Lion' and 'La Cordelière'

    (LD4068)

    HM Submarines 'Voracious', 'Sea-Lion' and 'La Cordelière' 1944
    Stephen Bone (1904–1958)
    Oil on panel
    H 25.2 x W 35.5 cm
    IWM (Imperial War Museums)
    HM Submarines 'Voracious', 'Sea-Lion' and 'La Cordelière'
    Image credit: IWM (Imperial War Museums)

  • 'U' Class Submarine at Sea

    (LD4069)

    'U' Class Submarine at Sea 1944
    Stephen Bone (1904–1958)
    Oil on panel
    H 26.6 x W 39.3 cm
    IWM (Imperial War Museums)
    'U' Class Submarine at Sea
    Image credit: IWM (Imperial War Museums)

  • Drifters at Greenock with Hospital Launches Beyond

    (LD4070)

    Drifters at Greenock with Hospital Launches Beyond c.1942–1944
    Stephen Bone (1904–1958)
    Oil on panel
    H 25.1 x W 35.5 cm
    IWM (Imperial War Museums)
    Drifters at Greenock with Hospital Launches Beyond
    Image credit: IWM (Imperial War Museums)

  • HM Rescue Tug 'Samsonia'

    (LD4071)


    HM Rescue Tug Samsonia features in a good group of Bone's paintings.

    HM Rescue Tug 'Samsonia' 1944
    Stephen Bone (1904–1958)
    Oil on panel
    H 24.6 x W 35.5 cm
    IWM (Imperial War Museums)
    HM Rescue Tug 'Samsonia'
    Image credit: IWM (Imperial War Museums)

  • HMS 'Truant'

    (LD4072)

    HMS 'Truant' c.1942–1944
    Stephen Bone (1904–1958)
    Oil on panel
    H 25.4 x W 35.5 cm
    IWM (Imperial War Museums)
    HMS 'Truant'
    Image credit: IWM (Imperial War Museums)

  • Campbeltown Loch Boom Nets and Floats

    (LD4073)

    Campbeltown Loch Boom Nets and Floats 1944
    Stephen Bone (1904–1958)
    Oil on board
    H 23.2 x W 35.5 cm
    Royal Museums Greenwich
    Campbeltown Loch Boom Nets and Floats
    Image credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London

  • Campbeltown Loch, April 1944

    (LD4074)

    Campbeltown Loch, April 1944 1944
    Stephen Bone (1904–1958)
    Oil on board
    H 23.4 x W 35.5 cm
    Royal Museums Greenwich
    Campbeltown Loch, April 1944
    Image credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London

  • Monitor: A Snowstorm Approaching

    (LD4075)

    Monitor: A Snowstorm Approaching c.1942–1944
    Stephen Bone (1904–1958)
    Oil on panel
    H 26.5 x W 39.1 cm
    IWM (Imperial War Museums)
    Monitor: A Snowstorm Approaching
    Image credit: IWM (Imperial War Museums)

  • HM Rescue Tug 'Samsonia', with Water-Boat and HM Yacht 'Martinetta'

    (LD4076)

    HM Rescue Tug 'Samsonia', with Water-Boat and HM Yacht 'Martinetta' 1944
    Stephen Bone (1904–1958)
    Oil on board
    H 25.5 x W 35.5 cm
    Harris Museum, Art Gallery & Library
    HM Rescue Tug 'Samsonia', with Water-Boat and HM Yacht 'Martinetta'
    Image credit: Harris Museum, Art Gallery & Library

  • Commander E. G. Martin, OBE, Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve

    (LD4077)

    Commander E. G. Martin, OBE, Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve 1944
    Stephen Bone (1904–1958)
    Oil on panel
    H 50.1 x W 34.9 cm
    IWM (Imperial War Museums)
    Commander E. G. Martin, OBE, Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve
    Image credit: IWM (Imperial War Museums)

  • On Board an S-Class Submarine: Up the Conning Tower

    (LD4143)

    On Board an S-Class Submarine: Up the Conning Tower c.1944
    Stephen Bone (1904–1958)
    Oil on canvas
    H 77.5 x W 64.8 cm
    Royal Museums Greenwich
    On Board an S-Class Submarine: Up the Conning Tower
    Image credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London

  • HM Rescue Tug 'Samsonia': The 20 Inches Manilla Cable

    (LD4144)

    HM Rescue Tug 'Samsonia': The 20 Inches Manilla Cable 1944
    Stephen Bone (1904–1958)
    Oil on canvas
    H 50.1 x W 60.3 cm
    IWM (Imperial War Museums)
    HM Rescue Tug 'Samsonia': The 20 Inches Manilla Cable
    Image credit: IWM (Imperial War Museums)

  • HMS 'Malaya' in Tow

    (LD4145)

    HMS 'Malaya' in Tow 1944
    Stephen Bone (1904–1958)
    Oil on panel
    H 25.4 x W 35.4 cm
    IWM (Imperial War Museums)
    HMS 'Malaya' in Tow
    Image credit: IWM (Imperial War Museums)

  • Campbeltown Harbour with HMS 'St Modwyn' and HMS 'Samsonia'

    (LD4146)

    Campbeltown Harbour with HMS 'St Modwyn' and HMS 'Samsonia' 1944
    Stephen Bone (1904–1958)
    Oil on panel
    H 24.3 x W 35.5 cm
    IWM (Imperial War Museums)
    Campbeltown Harbour with HMS 'St Modwyn' and HMS 'Samsonia'
    Image credit: IWM (Imperial War Museums)

  • HMS 'Mauritius'

    (LD4373)

    HMS 'Mauritius' c.1943–1944
    Stephen Bone (1904–1958)
    Oil on board
    H 25 x W 35.5 cm
    IWM (Imperial War Museums)
    HMS 'Mauritius'
    Image credit: IWM (Imperial War Museums)

  • HMS 'Mauritius', The 4-Inch Guns

    (LD4374)

    HMS 'Mauritius', The 4-Inch Guns c.1944
    Stephen Bone (1904–1958)
    Oil on board
    H 29.8 x W 40 cm
    Walker Art Gallery
    HMS 'Mauritius', The 4-Inch Guns
    Image credit: Walker Art Gallery

  • HMS 'Mauritius' and the First Motor Boat

    (LD4376)

    HMS 'Mauritius' and the First Motor Boat after 1941
    Stephen Bone (1904–1958)
    Oil on canvas on board
    H 35.5 x W 25.5 cm
    Royal Museums Greenwich
    HMS 'Mauritius' and the First Motor Boat
    Image credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London

  • HMS 'Rodney' Viewed from behind a Cruiser's Torpedo Tubes

    (LD4377)

    HMS 'Rodney' Viewed from behind a Cruiser's Torpedo Tubes c.1945
    Stephen Bone (1904–1958)
    Oil on canvas on board
    H 25 x W 35.2 cm
    Royal Museums Greenwich
    HMS 'Rodney' Viewed from behind a Cruiser's Torpedo Tubes
    © crown copyright. Image credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London

  • HMS 'Rodney'

    (LD4378)

    HMS 'Rodney' c.1946
    Stephen Bone (1904–1958)
    Oil on canvas board
    H 25 x W 35.4 cm
    Royal Museums Greenwich
    HMS 'Rodney'
    © expired crown copyright. Image credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London

  • HMS 'Roberts'

    (LD4379)

    HMS 'Roberts' c.1940–1945
    Stephen Bone (1904–1958)
    Oil on board
    H 25.4 x W 35.6 cm
    Glasgow Life Museums
    HMS 'Roberts'
    Image credit: Glasgow Life Museums

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