Protection
Painted by Donald C. Mackay around 1943During wartime ocean crossings, traveling in convoys offered protection against enemy submarines.
Mackay's painting reflects the moody tension of a typical north Atlantic passage during the Second World War. The sailors in the foreground are signaling another ship from the bridge of HMCS Restigouche, a destroyer escorting a large convoy of troop ships, including the four-funnelled liner Aquitania (centre left).
Beaverbrook Collection of War Art
CWM 19710261-4245