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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
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