Shell cap

Cap of 12in shell engraved: Cap of 12 inch shell which wrecked Admiral's cabin on HMS LION, Dogger Bank. HMS LION was the flagship of Admiral Beatty at the battle of Dogger Bank, 24 January 1915.

Object Details

ID: KTP1150
Collection: Weapons
Type: Shell cap
Display location: Not on display
Creator: Unknown
Events: World War I: Battle of Dogger Bank, 1915; World War I, 1914-1918
Vessels: Lion (1910)
Date made: ca.1915
People: Beatty, David
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
Measurements: 260 mm