A broadside view of the light cruiser HMS 'Cleopatra' (1915) under way at sea.
A starboard broadside view of the light cruiser HMS 'Cleopatra' (1915), under way at sea. The stern of an unidentified cruiser is on the right of the image. The horizon is not level.
Originally described as being in the North Sea. However, if this photograph is July 1915 then it has to be around 2 July and 6 July, as HMS Aurora arrived at Devonport on this date before being docked for refitting on the 6th. Before 2 July Aurora went to Queenstown and then back to Devonport. She put to sea on 2-3 July while Cleopatra was undertaking trials having just commissioned.
Originally described as being in the North Sea. However, if this photograph is July 1915 then it has to be around 2 July and 6 July, as HMS Aurora arrived at Devonport on this date before being docked for refitting on the 6th. Before 2 July Aurora went to Queenstown and then back to Devonport. She put to sea on 2-3 July while Cleopatra was undertaking trials having just commissioned.
Object Details
| ID: | N22504 |
|---|---|
| Type: | Roll film negative |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Creator: | Hooper, Lieutenant Geoffroy William Winsmore |
| Vessels: | Cleopatra (1915); Aurora (1913) |
| Date made: | Circa 2-3 July 1915; July 1915 28June July 1915 |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London, Captain Gunn Collection |
| Measurements: | Overall: 82 mm x 108 mm |