2nd Light Cruiser Squadron in Scapa Flow

Two ships of the 3rd Light Cruiser Squadron in Scapa Flow, between May and November 1915. To the left is HMS Liverpool (1909) at her moorings with a collier alongside. The ship under way in the middle is HMS Southampton (1912). To the right is the stern of a Queen Elizabeth class battleship. Other cruisers and battleships can be seen in the distance, but they are too indistinct to be identified.

Object Details

ID: N16789
Type: Sheet film negative
Display location: Not on display
Creator: Curzon, Francis Richard Henry Penn
Vessels: Liverpool 1909 (HMS); Southampton (1912)
Date made: May-Nov 1915
People: John Brown & Company; Vickers, Sons & Maxim
Measurements: 110 mm x 160 mm