Arethusa class light cruiser

A distant portside beam view of an Arethusa class light cruiser. It is not possible to identify the ship at this distance, but given the proximity of the Grand Fleet she is most likely to be either HMS Phaeton (1914) or HMS Royalist (1915).

Object Details

ID: N16778
Type: Sheet film negative
Display location: Not on display
Creator: Curzon, Francis Richard Henry Penn
Vessels: Phaeton (1914); Royalist 1915 (HMS) ?
Date made: 1915/6; 1915-1916
People: Vickers, Sons & Maxim; William Beardmore & Company
Measurements: 110 mm x 160 mm