The 5th Battle Squadron at sea

A view of ships of the 5th Battle Squadron at sea for gunnery exercises, steaming in line ahead. The nearer ship to the right is the Queen Elizabeth class battleship HMS Warspite (1913), and beyond her is her sister HMS Barham (1914). Both ships have their 15-inch gun turrets trained to starboard.

Object Details

ID: N16699
Type: Sheet film negative
Display location: Not on display
Creator: Curzon, Francis Richard Henry Penn
Vessels: Barham (1914); Warspite (1913)
Date made: 1915or6; 1916
People: Her Majesty's Naval Base, Devonport; John Brown & Company
Measurements: 110 mm x 165 mm