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Curzon, Commander RNVR, The Viscount, 5th Earl Howe PC, CBE, VD
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English: Battleship Warspite (1913) at Rosyth

This negative was taken by Commander Curzon on the 2nd or 3rd June 1916 and it is one of a series of 27 negatives taken of the battleship Warspite (1913) in No. 1 dry dock, Rosyth Dockyard, showing damage received on 31st May 1916 at the Battle of Jutland. It shows blast damage caused to the starboard hull plating by a 28 cm (12 inch) shell which penetrated the port side of the upper deck, passed through the captain's accommodation and burst in the Captain of the Fleet's day cabin on the starboard side of the main deck under 'Y' 15 inch gun turret. The Warspite (1913) was serving as a unit of the 5th Battle Squadron of the Grand Fleet.

Battleship Warspite (1913) at Rosyth
Date 2-3 June 1916
Dimensions Overall: 109 mm x 161 mm
Source/Photographer http://collections.rmg.co.uk/collections/objects/558336
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NMM Mimsy allocated number: HPC4971
id number: N16494
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Historic Photographs

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