Gun crew of P2 6-inch gun

Formal group photograph of the gun crew of P2 6-inch gun, taken on the occasion of their winning a loading competition with HMS Barham (1914). The 'P' 6-inch gun mounts on a Queen Elizabeth class battleship were mounted roughly amidships, one on each side of the shelter deck. The group is assembled on the starboard side of the shelter deck just forward of S2 gun mounting. The gun has been rotated to face aft so that the group can assemble around the breech. Seated on deck in the front row from left to right are Ordinary Seaman Euston, Boy Larner and Ordinary Seaman Tonks. Seated on a bench behind them from left to right are Petty Officer Le Vesconte, Lieutenant H R G Kinahan and Petty Officer Warne. Standing in the last row from left to right are Able Seaman Carty, Ordinary Seaman Brown, Able Seaman Shar RNVR, Able Seaman Butcher, Able Seaman Bailey, Able Seaman Skinner RNR and Boy Parfitt.

For another view of this group from a different angle see photograph 54 in ALB0018.

Object Details

ID: N16613
Type: Sheet film negative
Display location: Not on display
Creator: Curzon, Francis Richard Henry Penn
Vessels: Queen Elizabeth (1913); Queen Elizabeth (1913)
Date made: March 1915; Mar 1916
People: Kinahan, H R G; HM Dockyard, Portsmouth
Measurements: 110 mm x 160 mm