Oil on canvas, stretched and ready to hang.

Signed on the front.

This artwork comes with an external frame

THE 31.33M KRAIT WAS ACQUIRED BY THE AUSTRALIAN WAR MEMORIAL IN 1985 AND HAS BEEN ON LOAN TO AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL MARITIME MUSEUM SINCE 1988. KRAIT VISITED HERVEY BAY IN JULY 1976 WITH A CREW OF 14 VOLUNTEER COASTAL PATROL PERSONNEL EN ROUTE TO CAIRNS CENTENARY CELEBRATIONS.
MV KRAIT WAS A JAPANESE FISHING VESSEL NAMED "KOFUKU MARU" TAKEN OVER BY ALLIES FORCES DURING WW2 AND USED TO EVACUATE OVER 1100 PEOPLE FROM SUMATRA. IT WAS RENAMED "KRAIT" IN 1942 WHEN IT WAS HANDED OVER TO AUSTRALIAN MILITARY. AFTER TRAINING ON FRASER ISLAND, IN 1943 KRAIT CARRIED MEMBERS OF Z SPECIAL COMMANDO UNIT TO SINGAPORE FOR OPERATION JAYWICK, SINKING SEVEN JAPANESE SHIPS. THIS PAINTING HAS BEEN FRAMED.