FOR
ALL THOSE WITH AN INTEREST IN BRITISH INDIA STEAM NAVIGATION (BI)
RICHARD CROW
Richard Crow, Master Mariner, was born Sep 12, 1915 at York in northern England. He is pictured here holding one of his own paintings.
Richard now lives in Dorset on the south coast of England. His sea service with British India SN was from 1932 to 1948. Thereafter he served overseas in the East African ports of Dar-es-Salaam, Tanga and Mombasa, and then Malta. He has always been interested in marine art and used to paint in oils but now uses acrylics only.
BI Ships in Miltary Convoy 1940, an original acrylic painting
by Richard D Crow (ex 3/O Talamba)
(from left: Takliwa, Talamba, Rajula, Lancashire,
HMS Waterhen (foreground), Rohna)
G-Class BI shipHe has been a lay member of the Royal Society of Marine Artists (RSMA) since 1952 and a full member of Christchurch Arts Guild since 1976.
Khandalla at Sea, an original acrylic painting by Richard D Crow
Khandalla at Rangoon about 1939. An original acrylic paintingRichard Crow is a purely amateur painter of landscapes and marine subjects for his own nostalgic interests.
Shipping in Rangoon River, RMS Khandalla, circa 1938,
an original oil painting by Richard D Crow
BI cadet ship Australia in the Great Australian Bight,
an original oil painting by Richard D Crow
BI cadet ship Australia, Southern Ocean 1932,
an original oil painting by Richard D Crow
Sirdhana off Bombay - Maiden Voyage 1948,
an original acrylic painting by Richard D Crow
