A very distant broadside view of the light cruiser HMS 'Penelope' (1914) underway at sea.

A vert distant starboard broadside view of the light cruiser HMS 'Penelope' (1914) underway at sea on a mine laying sortie. In the distance on the horizon off her stern is HMS 'Boadicea' (1908) a scout cruiser converted to a mine layer. The photographer was standing on the light cruiser HMS 'Aurora' (1913).

The negative has a fingerprint mark in the top left corner and some slight shadowing on the non-emulsion side.

Object Details

ID: N22782
Type: Roll film negative
Display location: Not on display
Creator: Hooper, Lieutenant Geoffroy William Winsmore
Vessels: Aurora (1913); Penelope (1914) Boadicea (1908)
Date made: 10 February 1918
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London, Captain Gunn Collection
Measurements: Overall: 82 mm x 107 mm