Shell base
Base of high explosive shell fired from the German battle cruiser LUTZOW at the battle of Jutland 1916 and found by the donor's brother in the coal bunker of HMS PRINCESS ROYAL.
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Object Details
ID: | KTP1149 |
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Collection: | Weapons |
Type: | Shell base |
Display location: | Display - Sea Things Gallery |
Creator: | Unknown |
Events: | World War I: Battle of Jutland, 1916; World War I, 1914-1918 |
Vessels: | Lutzow 1913 (German: battle cruiser); Princess Royal (1911) |
Date made: | ca.1916 |
Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London |
Measurements: | Diameter: 180 mm x 14.5 kg;Overall: 80 mm |
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