Tin Can Sailors art print USS Kidd DD-661 Navy Destroyer DesVets Veteran Gift

Description: Tin Can Sailors USS Kidd DD-661 A watercolor art print called Tin Can Sailors with the WW2 US Navy destroyer USS Kidd DD-661 originally painted by William B. MacGregor Jr. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Tin Sailors is the name of the National Association of Destroyer veterans “DesVets” with over 20,000 members. A Tin Can sailor refers to US Navy sailor who served on a destroyer. Tin Can Sailors was founded in 1976 and its headquarters are in Somerset, MA. The USS Kidd DD-661 is a Fletcher class destroyer named after Rear Admiral Isaac Kidd who died on the bridge of the USS Arizona during the attack on Pearl harbor. She was built by Federal Shipbuilding & Dry-dock Company of Kearny, New Jersey and launched February 1943. During World War 2 she fought gallantly and earned 8 battle stars and later four in the Korean conflict. After twenty years of service, she was decommissioned in June 1964. Today the USS Kidd DD-661 is a museum ship in Baton Rouge, Mississippi. The third USS Kidd DDG-100 is a Arleigh Burke class destroyer.  Art print called Tin Can Sailors with the WW2 US Navy destroyer.  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 Original Acrylic & Watercolor painting on nautical chart. Mounted in a 22”x28” mat. Image opening size is approx. 13” x 18” Sorry, I do not offer framing. But it will fit into a standard 22”x28” frame. $315 including shipping. 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: 35 USD

Location: Tiverton, Rhode Island

End Time: 2025-01-07T23:15:09.000Z

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