Igniter cover

Igniter cover marked: 'RIGHT GUN X TURRET COVER FOR 15 IN A IGNITER FROM THE 1ST CHARGE FIRED FROM HMS QUEEN ELIZABETH AT THE FORTS OF THE DARDANELLES 25.2.1915'. On wooden frame is painted: 'H.M.S. QUEEN ELIZABETH' and flags of France, Great Britain, Italy and Serbia. On the right, the command flag of a Vice Admiral.

Object Details

ID: KTP1284
Collection: Weapons
Type: Igniter cover
Display location: Not on display
Creator: Unknown
Events: World War I: Gallipoli campaign, 1915-1916
Vessels: Queen Elizabeth (1913)
Date made: circa 1915
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
Measurements: Overall: 380 mm