Arctic guardian - USS Washington by Anthony Saunders (P) REG556 Jackson At Chapultepec

Jackson At Chapultepec

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Original painitng by Graeme Lothian

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Arctic guardian - USS Washington by Anthony Saunders (P) REG556 Jackson At ChapultepecDHM1265P. Arctic guardian USS Washington by Anthony Saunders. In the spring of 1942, USS Washington was the first of Americas fast battleship fleet to participate in combat operations when she was briefly assigned to the Royal Navy. On 28th June 1942, together with HMS Duke of York, HMS Victorious and an accompanying cruiser and destroyer force, she formed part of the distant covering force to convoy PQ17, bound for Russia. In the Pacific later that