1st Cruiser Squadron

A portside view of three ships of the 1st Cruiser Squadron at their moorings in Scapa Flow. The ships from left to right are HMS Black Prince (1904), HMS Defence (1907) and HMS Duke of Edinburgh (1904). A light covering of snow can be seen on the mastheads and bridge fronts of all three ships.

Object Details

ID: N16668
Type: Sheet film negative
Display location: Not on display
Creator: Curzon, Francis Richard Henry Penn
Vessels: Black Prince (1904); Defence (1907) Duke of Edinburgh (1904)
Date made: 1915/6; 1915-1916
People: Thames Iron Works and Shipbuilding Company; Pembroke Dockyard
Measurements: 110 mm x 165 mm