Studies of a naval vessel offshore with an observation balloon, tugs and other vessels

Two studies on a single sheet. The top drawing is of a P-class patrol boat, of which 44 were built between 1915 and 1918, all operating only in home waters. In mid-1918 several were equipped to tow a kite (observation) balloon, as depicted here off a coastline, so the drawing must date from the last few months of the First World War. The bottom drawing shows two destroyers of different classes in the distance and three steam launches approaching in starboard-bow view. Both drawings were probably done in the Portsmouth area.

Object Details

ID: PAE3499
Collection: Fine art
Type: Drawing
Display location: Not on display
Creator: Wyllie, William Lionel
Date made: 1918
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London, Caird Collection
Measurements: 253 mm x 354 mm