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Lieutenant Donald Cameron (1916–1961), VC

© the artist's estate. Image credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London

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In this three-quarter length portrait, Cameron sits with his arms folded and stares straight ahead to meet the gaze of the viewer. In 1942, as a 27-year-old Royal Naval Reserve lieutenant, Cameron commanded the midget submarine X6, which with three others (each with a crew of four), was towed by conventional submarine from Scotland to make an attack on the German battleship 'Tirpitz', in Kaa Fjord, northern Norway. This involved travelling at least 1000 miles from base and negotiating such hazards as a minefield, nets, gun defences and enemy listening posts. One of the X-craft was lost on the way when the tow parted; another began the attack run down Alten Fjord on 22 September but had to withdraw owing to technical problems and only three reached the Tirpitz in Kaa Fjord.

National Maritime Museum

London

Title

Lieutenant Donald Cameron (1916–1961), VC

Date

1944

Medium

oil on canvas

Measurements

H 76.2 x W 63.5 cm

Accession number

BHC2597

Work type

Painting

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