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USS John P. Murtha LPD-26 San Antonio class amphibious transport dock "Make a Difference" Art print of the USS John P. Murtha LPD-26 originally painted on a San Diego Bay nautical chart by William B. MacGregor Jr. USS John P. Murtha LPD-26 is a San Antonio class amphibious transport dock ship. The ship is named in honor of congressman John P. Murtha (1932-2010) of Pennsylvania. He was a US Marine officer & the first Vietnam war veteran elected to the House of Representatives. The USS John P. Murtha is the tenth of 13 ships in the San Antonio class. She was built by Ingalls Shipbuilding in Pascagoula, Mississippi & commissioned October 2016. A San Antonio class ship's mission is to transport US Marine troops, equipment & vehicles into a war zone using air-cushion landing craft (LCAC), other land craft, MV-22 Osprey's & helicopters. The USS John P. Murtha LPD-26's homeport is the San Diego Naval Base. The ship's motto is "Make a Difference". - USS John P. Murtha LPD-26 art Print on a San Diego Harbor nautical chart. 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 Painting SOLD William. B. MacGregor Jr. Watercolors the Junkyard Artist William B. MacGregor, Jr. was born in Medfield, MA, the son & grandson of Norfolk Hunt Club kennel masters. Many of his family members were self-taught artists, woodcarvers, automobile mechanics & veterans of foreign wars including his father a WW1 US Army veteran. Bill is a graduate of Medfield High School, Wentworth Institute, & Northeastern University. His engineering career, from which he is now retired, included working for military & aerospace companies in industrial engineering & IR optics. His painting incorporates "old skool" mechanical & civil drafting tools & he uses a mixed medium of watercolors, acrylics & 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 & aircraft carriers on nautical charts. in May,2018, & for one year, four of Bill's automotive related paintings were on display at the Larz Anderson Auto Museum in Brookline, MA Uss John P. Murtha Lpd-26 Art Print San Diego Naval Base Us Navy Ship Wardroom Veteran Sailor Painting Gift Reunion Group
