The smashed four inch gun on the destroyer HMS Matchless (1914).
A view from the remains of the quarterdeck looking forward on the destroyer HMS Matchless (1914). The photograph shows the smashed four inch gun resulting from the ship hitting a mine and having her stern blown off on 9 November 1915.
The negative is blurred due to camera shake.
The negative is blurred due to camera shake.
Object Details
| ID: | N22524 |
|---|---|
| Type: | Roll film negative |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Creator: | Hooper, Lieutenant Geoffroy William Winsmore |
| Vessels: | Matchless (1914) |
| Date made: | 1915; After 9 November 1915 February 1916 |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London, Captain Gunn Collection |
| Measurements: | Overall: 111 mm x 83 mm |
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