Shell damage suffered by HMS Warspite at Jutland

A view of the Captain's accommodation looking from port to starboard, showing damage suffered by HMS Warspite (1913) on 31 May 1916 during the Battle of Jutland. The damage was caused by the passage and bursting of a 12 inch shell. This photograph was taken in No.1 Dry Dock at Rosyth. N16495 shows the entry point of this shell and N16494 the exterior damage caused by blast and splinters when it burst.

Object Details

ID: N16499
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