The battlecruiser HMS Courageous (1916) underway at Portsmouth

A starboard quarter view of the battlecruiser HMS Courageous (1916), flagship of the Reserve Fleet, underway in Portsmouth Harbour. To the left is part of the starboard bow of one of the harbour paddle tugs behind which is the aircraft carrier HMS Vindictive (1918) after conversion from a cruiser. The starboard quarter of another tug is on the right of the image with the stern of a surrendered German U-boat off its starboard side.

The original negative envelope was labelled: 'HMS Courageous sails. 1921'.

Object Details

ID: N64492
Type: Glass plate negative
Display location: Not on display
Creator: Jones, Kenneth Hurlstone
Vessels: Courageous (1916)
Date made: 1921
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
Measurements: Overall: 82 mm x 106 mm