5th Battle Squadron at sea

A stern view of the Queen Elizabeth class battleship HMS Warspite (1913), taken from her sister HMS Queen Elizabeth (1913). Leading the column ahead of Warspite is HMS Barham (1914). The view is from Queen Elizabeth's forward superstructure, looking forward over her forecastle deck. The smaller vessel in the distance to the right may be a destroyer flotilla leader. The battleships' 15-inch guns are trained out to starboard, indicating that gunnery training is about to take place. This image may be part of a sequence taken on the same day, comprising negatives N16629 to N16634 inclusive, N16636 and N16640.

Object Details

ID: N16633
Type: Sheet film negative
Display location: Not on display
Creator: Curzon, Francis Richard Henry Penn
Vessels: Barham (1914); Warspite (1913) Queen Elizabeth (1913)
Date made: 1915/6; 1915-1916
People: Her Majesty's Naval Base, Devonport; John Brown & Company
Measurements: 110 mm x 160 mm