Study of a 'Royal Sovereign' (R)-class battleship

This is a rather sketchy study one of the five 'Royal Sovereign' (R)-class battleships in 1917-18, from off the port bow, after the fitting of coffee-box searchlight towers on the mainmast but before the fitting of aircraft platforms.

Object Details

ID: PAF1822
Collection: Fine art
Type: Drawing
Display location: Not on display
Creator: Wyllie, William Lionel
Vessels: Royal Sovereign (1891)
Date made: 1917-18; 1917-1918
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London, Caird Collection
Measurements: Sheet: 280 mm x 448 mm