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) ahead. The latter's 15-inch guns are training on the starboard beam and she has is leading the Squadron in a turn in line ahead formation. Warspite's 'A' turret is trained to starboard but her remaining turrets are trained fore and aft.

Object Details

ID: N16720
Type: Sheet film negative
Display location: Not on display
Creator: Curzon, Francis Richard Henry Penn
Vessels: Barham (1914); Warspite (1913)
Date made: 1916
People: Her Majesty's Naval Base, Devonport; John Brown & Company
Measurements: 110 mm x 160 mm