Ships Cover for Formidable and London class first class battleships

Ships Cover for the Formidable and London class first class battleships HMS Bulwark (1899), HMS Formidable (1898), HMS Implacable (1899), HMS Irresistible (1898), HMS London (1899), HMS Venerable (1899), HMS Queen (1902) and HMS Prince of Wales (1902). The documentation mainly comprises details of alterations and additions, vessel condition reports, schemes of complements, some papers relating to ships fittings and reports of post-refit trials. The earliest papers date from May 1909 and the last from March 1918, by which point the five surviving ships of the two classes were employed on second-line duties.

Object Details

ID: ADM/SC/161A
Type: Manuscript
Display location: Not on display
Credit: © Crown copyright. National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
Measurements: Overall: 409 mm x 268 mm x 88 mm