A. J. Jansen - The 'Archangel' ship 74972488, Harry J. Jansen, circa 1925

The archangel ship signed oil painting of ger (later lner) cross channel ship archangel by dutch artist a. J. Jansen, rotterdam, likely commissioned by the lner and hung in the offices at harwich. The ship was built in 1910 as st. Petersburg for the great eastern railway. Renamed archangel in 1916 and acquired by lner in 1923. Bombed and sunk on 16 may 1941 off the east coast of scotland. 53 x 33 cm. Date: circa 1925.