The 5th Battle Squadron at sea

A view of the ships of the 5th Battle Squadron conducting gunnery exercises at sea. To the left is the Queen Elizabeth class battleship HMS Warspite (1913), with her sister HMS Barham (1914) in the centre. The latter's 15-inch guns are trained on the starboard bow and she is leading the Squadron in a turn in line ahead formation.

Object Details

ID: N16719
Type: Sheet film negative
Display location: Not on display
Creator: Curzon, Francis Richard Henry Penn
Vessels: Barham (1914); Warspite (1913)
Date made: 1915/6; 1915-1916
People: John Brown & Company; Her Majesty's Naval Base, Devonport
Measurements: 110 mm x 160 mm