5th Battle Squadron at sea

A portside near-beam view of the Queen Elizabeth class battleship HMS Warspite (1913), taken from her sister HMS Queen Elizabeth (1913). The view is from Queen Elizabeth's forward superstructure, looking forward over her forecastle deck. Warspite's 15-inch guns are trained out to starboard indicating that gunnery training is about to take place and the ship has just executed a sharp turn to port. 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: N16634
Type: Sheet film negative
Display location: Not on display
Creator: Curzon, Francis Richard Henry Penn
Vessels: Queen Elizabeth (1913); Warspite (1913) Queen Elizabeth (1913)
Date made: 1915/6; 1915-1916
People: Her Majesty's Naval Base, Devonport; HM Dockyard, Portsmouth
Measurements: 110 mm x 160 mm