Shell damage suffered by HMS Warspite at Jutland

A view forward from the after part of the upper deck, showing damage suffered by HMS Warspite (1913) on 31 May 1916 during the Battle of Jutland. Shell damage is visible on the starboard side of the quarterdeck and the hit by a 5.9in. shell on the left gun of 'Y' turret can be seen. This photograph was taken in No.1 Dry Dock at Rosyth.

Object Details

ID: N16485
Type: Sheet film negative
Display location: Not on display
Creator: Curzon, Francis Richard Henry Penn
Events: World War I: Battle of Jutland, 1916; World War I, 1914-1918
Vessels: Warspite (1913)
Date made: Jun 1916
People: Her Majesty's Naval Base, Devonport
Measurements: 110 mm x 160 mm
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