{"id":10243148284185,"title":"CARNARVON CASTLE: 1926 - Original twilight sailing oil painting","handle":"carnarvon-castle-1926-original-twilight-sailing-oil-painting","description":"\u003cp\u003eUnion-Castle Line - An original oil-on-board painting of the CARNARVON CASTLE by South African artist Derrick Robertson.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe 9.25\" by 13\" portrait shows the liner at twilight. The painting is in the style of famed British artist Kenneth Shoesmith. The artwork is dated 1998. Taped on back is a sheet of onionskin with a handwritten account of the CARNARVON CASTLE's service history.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe CARNARVON CASTLE took her maiden voyage in 1926 and was fitted with two stacks as shown here. Later she modernized with a single, more streamlined funnel. The ship served in WW2 an armed merchant cruiser and fought off the German raider THOR along the coast of South America.  The Union-Castle ship was hit 38 times but didn't sink.  Ironically, was repaired at Montevideo with plates from the destroyed German warship GRAF SPEE.  After the war the CARNARVON CASTLE resumed passenger sailings and served until 1962.  \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eVery good condition with a few light scrapes along the left side\u003c\/p\u003e","published_at":"2026-01-17T16:10:41-05:00","created_at":"2026-01-17T16:10:40-05:00","vendor":"N","type":"- Artwork","tags":["- Artwork","A to Z: 100s of Ships","holding","Union-Castle Line"],"price":15000,"price_min":15000,"price_max":15000,"available":true,"price_varies":false,"compare_at_price":null,"compare_at_price_min":0,"compare_at_price_max":0,"compare_at_price_varies":false,"variants":[{"id":51873481031961,"title":"Default Title","option1":"Default Title","option2":null,"option3":null,"sku":"11334a","requires_shipping":true,"taxable":true,"featured_image":null,"available":true,"name":"CARNARVON CASTLE: 1926 - Original twilight sailing oil painting","public_title":null,"options":["Default Title"],"price":15000,"weight":907,"compare_at_price":null,"inventory_quantity":1,"inventory_management":"shopify","inventory_policy":"deny","barcode":"","requires_selling_plan":false,"selling_plan_allocations":[]}],"images":["\/\/nautiques.net\/cdn\/shop\/files\/11334a.jpg?v=1768684059","\/\/nautiques.net\/cdn\/shop\/files\/11334a-1.jpg?v=1768684059"],"featured_image":"\/\/nautiques.net\/cdn\/shop\/files\/11334a.jpg?v=1768684059","options":["Title"],"media":[{"alt":null,"id":42749463200025,"position":1,"preview_image":{"aspect_ratio":1.426,"height":2197,"width":3132,"src":"\/\/nautiques.net\/cdn\/shop\/files\/11334a.jpg?v=1768684059"},"aspect_ratio":1.426,"height":2197,"media_type":"image","src":"\/\/nautiques.net\/cdn\/shop\/files\/11334a.jpg?v=1768684059","width":3132},{"alt":null,"id":42749463232793,"position":2,"preview_image":{"aspect_ratio":1.425,"height":2196,"width":3129,"src":"\/\/nautiques.net\/cdn\/shop\/files\/11334a-1.jpg?v=1768684059"},"aspect_ratio":1.425,"height":2196,"media_type":"image","src":"\/\/nautiques.net\/cdn\/shop\/files\/11334a-1.jpg?v=1768684059","width":3129}],"requires_selling_plan":false,"selling_plan_groups":[],"content":"\u003cp\u003eUnion-Castle Line - An original oil-on-board painting of the CARNARVON CASTLE by South African artist Derrick Robertson.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe 9.25\" by 13\" portrait shows the liner at twilight. The painting is in the style of famed British artist Kenneth Shoesmith. The artwork is dated 1998. Taped on back is a sheet of onionskin with a handwritten account of the CARNARVON CASTLE's service history.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe CARNARVON CASTLE took her maiden voyage in 1926 and was fitted with two stacks as shown here. Later she modernized with a single, more streamlined funnel. The ship served in WW2 an armed merchant cruiser and fought off the German raider THOR along the coast of South America.  The Union-Castle ship was hit 38 times but didn't sink.  Ironically, was repaired at Montevideo with plates from the destroyed German warship GRAF SPEE.  After the war the CARNARVON CASTLE resumed passenger sailings and served until 1962.  \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eVery good condition with a few light scrapes along the left side\u003c\/p\u003e"}