Historical information

The wording " graving " refers to the ship being put into dry dock to clean and coat the bottom of the ship.
The artist Roy Cecil Hodgkinson #VX93432 attained the rank of Captain. Saw action abroad during 1939 and 1945 and was repatriated .His occupation was a cartoonist illustrator.
In 1942 Roy was appointed as an Official War Artist by the Australian War Memorial. During his appointment he served in Northern Australia, New Guinea, Ceylon , India and Burma.

Physical description

Framed work on paper depicting HMAS Napier in graving dock.
Coloured crayons with water colour heightened with white on paper.

Inscriptions & markings

Inscription below picture " HMAS Napier one of the five ' N' class fleet destroyers transferred on loan from the Royal Navy between 1940 and 1945, is eased into the Colombo graving dock" .