Framed portrait-orientation painting of P&O Britannia departing Southampton hanging on a white wall above a light wood console table decorated with white hydrangeas.
Oil painting in a white wood frame with a silver outside edge showing the P&O cruise ship Britannia heading towards the viewer as she departs Southampton under a warm late-afternoon sky, her Union Jack bow livery clearly visible.

Britannia

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Medium Oil on canvas board
Dimensions 12″ × 16″ (30 × 41 cm)
Framing White wood with silver outside edge
Year 2024
Exhibition Southampton International Boat Show

P&O Britannia is shown departing Southampton in late afternoon, her vast white hull catching the warm low light as she heads out of Ocean Dock towards the Solent. The cruise terminal is just visible on the left, with Ocean Village just off-page to the right of the image — a composition that emphasises her scale against the familiar Southampton waterfront.

At 1,082 feet in length, Britannia was the largest ship built for P&O Cruises when she was delivered by Fincantieri in 2015. Named by Queen Elizabeth II, she carries 3,600 passengers and is instantly recognisable as a P&O vessel by the Union Flag livery on her bow.

This view isn't particularly far from where I live, showing a ship I often see and hear. The painting was exhibited at the Southampton International Boat Show in 2024, and is signed and dated at the bottom of the canvas.

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Detail Views
Close up of Britannia's superstructure and port side, with the distant Southampton cruise terminal visible beyond.
Britannia's bow and superstructure
Close up of Britannia's bow cutting through the water, showing the Union Jack livery painted across the hull.
Union Flag bow livery
Close up of the white wood picture frame with silver outside edge and the artist's signature over the painted water.
Frame and signature detail

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Marine artist Gregory Smith
Gregory Smith
Marine Artist · Southampton

Oil painter specialising in maritime subjects. I've exhibited seven times with the Royal Society of Marine Artists, becoming a membership candidate in 2026. Works held in private collections across ten countries.