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Shell damage suffered by HMS Warspite at Jutland
A view of the starboard 6 inch gun mounting on the forecastle deck, showing damage suffered by HMS Warspite (1913) on 31 May 1916 during the Battle of Jutland. The shield of the 6 inch gun has been heavily damaged by splinters caused by a 12 inch shell hit inboard of the mounting. This photograph was taken in No.1 Dry Dock at Rosyth. See N16488 for another view of this area.
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Object Details
| ID: | N16489 |
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| Type: | Sheet film negative |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Creator: | Curzon, Francis Richard Henry Penn |
| Events: | World War I: Battle of Jutland, 1916; World War I, 1914-1918 |
| Vessels: | Warspite (1913) |
| Date made: | Jun 1916 |
| People: | Her Majesty's Naval Base, Devonport |
| Measurements: | 110 mm x 160 mm |