U S S Portland C A 33 Canvas Print

The U S S Portland served in a large number of engagements including the Battle of Coral Sea, the Battle of Midway and the Guadalcanal Campaign, where she was severely damaged but nonetheless able to return to service, she later fought in the Battle of Leyte Gulf and the Battle of Okinawa, Ordered for the U.S. Navy in fiscal year 1930, the Portland-class was originally designated as a light cruiser, and given the hull classification symbol CL, being re-designated a heavy cruiser with the symbol CA on 1 July 1931, due to their armament, in accordance with the London Naval Treaty, originally, eight cruisers were envisioned as modified Northampton-class vessels, but eventually two of these became the Portland-class, with the remaining six eventually being further modified into the succeeding New Orleans-class

About The Artist:. He was ask once, ....Have you been doing this all your life?.......Well, not yet!, he answered with a sly smile. Take the time to read the comments on the image page that other visitors have made over the years. The images are loosely organized by the year of the cars, which are my speciality and go on to my other art subjects by the date uploaded. CARS MARINE AVIATION EVERYTHING ELSE I joined Fine Art America in February of 2010 and as of April of 2018 have added more then 1650 images of your lifestyle and images that move you. Self taught as a precise pen & ink artist, Jack has now incorporated water color & markers to brighten up his detailed art. I work from photographs customers send me from...