Slight study of a fleet of fighting vessels at anchor, possibly the Battlecruiser Force in the Forth, 1916-17
original art: drawing. This distant view of war ships lying at anchor or on moorings in two main liness abreast, from an elevated position overlooking them, may be a sketch of the Battlecruiser Force, probably on the Forth in 1916-17. Ignoring the third and fifth ships from the left (the two nearest the background coast) they are from extreme left: the stern of either 'Lion' or 'Princess Royal' and two 'Queen Elizabeth'-class ships, while the last two are the 'New Zealand'; and 'Australia' but not necessarily in that order. The nearest ship in the foreground is probably a fleet oiler. [BTodd/PvdM 1/13]
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Object Details
ID: | PAE0034 |
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Collection: | Fine art |
Type: | Drawing |
Display location: | Not on display |
Creator: | Wyllie, William Lionel |
Date made: | circa 1916-17 |
Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London, Caird Collection |
Measurements: | 254 mm x 354 mm |