| Place | Europe: United Kingdom, Scotland, Firth of Forth |
|---|---|
| Accession Number | 300238 |
| Collection type | Photograph |
| Object type | Black & white - Print silver gelatin |
| Place made | United Kingdom: Scotland |
| Date made | February 1915 |
| Conflict |
First World War, 1914-1918 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
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FIRTH OF FORTH, SCOTLAND. C.1915-02. PORT BROADSIDE VIEW OF THE BATTLECRUISER HMAS AUSTRALIA (I) ...
Description
FIRTH OF FORTH, SCOTLAND. C.1915-02. PORT BROADSIDE VIEW OF THE BATTLECRUISER HMAS AUSTRALIA (I) AS FLAGSHIP OF THE 2ND BATTLECRUISER SQUADRON, GRAND FLEET. THE SHIP IS FLYING THE FLAG OF A VICE ADMIRAL AT THE FOREPEAK INDICATING THAT THE PHOTOGRAPH DATES FROM BETWEEN 1915-02-08, WHEN VICE ADMIRAL SIR GEORGE PATEY RN COMMANDED THE SQUADRON, AND 1915-03-07, WHEN HE WAS RELIEVED BY REAR ADMIRAL W.C. PAKENHAM RN. THE SHIP HAS HAD A RANGE FINDER POSITION FITTED ABOVE HER FORE CONTROL TOP AND A DIRECTOR CONTROL TOWER FITTED BELOW IT, AS WELL AS ADDITIONS TO HER FORWARD SUPERSTRUCTURE. (NAVAL HISTORICAL COLLECTION, IMPERIAL WAR MUSEUM PHOTOGRAPH).