Description: USS Tulsa LCS-16 Independence-class littoral combat ship Art print of the USS Tulsa LCS-16 originally painted on a nautical chart by William B. MacGregor Jr. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- USS Tulsa (LCS-16) is a US Navy Indepedence-class littoral combat ship. She is the third ship to be named for the city of Tulsa, Oklahoma. A Littoral combat ship (LCS) consist of two classes of relatively small surface vessels designed for operations near shore and are are comparable to corvettes of other navies. The Freedom and Independence class are the first two LCS variants. They have the capabilities of a small assault transport housing two helicopters, a stern ramp for operating small boats, and capability to deliver a small assault force with fighting vehicles. In 2002, the US Navy initiated a program to develop the first of a fleet of littoral combat ships and initially ordered two trimaran hulled ships from General Dynamics which became known as the Independence class littoral combat ship after the first ship of the class. USS Independence. Even-numbered US. Navy littoral combat ships are built using the Independence-class trimaran design, while odd-numbered ships are based on a competing design, the conventional mono hull Freedom class littoral combat ship. The USS Tulsa was constructed by Austral USA, Mobile Alabama. The USS Tulsa was launched March 2017 and commissioned February 2019. A Littoral combat ship (LCS) consist of two classes of relatively small surface vessels designed for operations near shore and are are comparable to corvettes of other navies. The Freedom and Independence class are the first two LCS variants. They have the capabilities of a small assault transport housing two helicopters, a stern ramp for operating small boats, and capability to deliver a small assault force with fighting vehicles. --------------------------------------------------------------------- Nautical chart art print of the USS Tulsa LCS-16. Free shipping (USA only) Art Print Art print is printed on Canson Fine Art=Photo Rag Paper or equivalent. Mounted in a beveled double mat. Matted Art Print is ready for a standard 11”x14” or 16”x20” frame. Mat will be signed by the artist. Note: Mat size is the outside dimension. The double matted print will fit into a standard frame that can be purchased at your local craft/department store. No need for custom framing! The image/print size is smaller than the size of the mat. Original Nautical Chart Painting SOLD Change of Command Gift William. B. MacGregor Jr. Watercolors the Junkyard ArtistWilliam B. MacGregor, Jr. was born in Medfield, MA, the son and grandson of Norfolk Hunt Club kennel masters. Many of his family members were self taught artists, woodcarvers, automobile mechanics and veterans of foreign wars including his father a WW1 US Army veteran. Bill is a graduate of Medfield High School, Wentworth Institute, and Northeastern University. His engineering career, from which he is now retired, included working for military and aerospace companies in industrial engineering and IR optics. His painting incorporates “old skool” mechanical and civil drafting tools and he uses a mixed medium of watercolors, acrylics and inks. Two rabbits are often in quite a few of his paintings. Look for them. He is frequently commissioned by United States Naval officers to create paintings of their ships and aircraft carriers on nautical charts. In May, 2018, and for one year, four of Bill’s automotive related paintings were on display at the Larz Anderson Auto Museum in Brookline, MA
Price: 29.98 USD
Location: Tiverton, Rhode Island
End Time: 2024-02-17T19:42:52.000Z
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Restocking Fee: No
Return shipping will be paid by: Buyer
All returns accepted: Returns Accepted
Item must be returned within: 30 Days
Refund will be given as: Money Back
Artist: William B. MacGregor jr
Unit of Sale: Single Piece
Originality: Reproduction
Signed By: William B. MacGregor Jr
Size: Medium (up to 36in.)
Date of Creation: 2000-Now
Region of Origin: Rhode Island, USA
Framing: Matted
Personalize: No
Listed By: The Junkyard Artist
Year of Production: 2022
Style: Americana, nautical chart
Features: Mat is signed by the artist, Matted, Signed
Culture: nautical
Handmade: Yes
Time Period Produced: 2020-Now
Printing Technique: Canon Pixma IP8720 ink jet printer
Image Orientation: Landscape
Signed: Yes
Color: top mat white - bottom mat green or blue
Title: nautical chart art
Material: Matte Paper
Subject: Military
Print Surface: Fine Art-Photo Rag Paper
California Prop 65 Warning: N/A
Type: Print
Medium: Watercolor acrylics and pen/ink
Height (Inches): 11" or 16" (Mat outside dimension)
Theme: Americana, Art
Production Technique: digital ink jet
Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
Available Variations
Color: 11x14 double mat
Price: 29.98 USD
Available Quantity: 3
Quantity Sold: 0
Color: 16x20 double mat
Price: 47.98 USD
Available Quantity: 4
Quantity Sold: 0
