Study of HMS Vanguard leaving Portsmouth to be broken up

This painting depicts HMS Vanguard, the Royal Navy's last battleship, being towed out of Portsmouth harbour on its final journey to the breakers yard.  The story of its departure is well documented because it notoriously ran aground.

We have three other records for works depicting the departure:  Last Voyage of HMS Vanguard, Portsmouth: 4th August, 1960, No 1 (1961), Last Voyage of HMS Vanguard, Portsmouth: 4th August, 1960, No 2 (1961), and  HMS Vanguard, 4th August 1960, Portsmouth (c1961). The last work may refer to the painting recorded on this page.