HMS Warspite EAW005978

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HMS WARSPITE, Prussia Cove, Cornwall. Warspite was launched in 1913 and saw action with the Royal Navy at the Battle of Jutland in 1916. During the second world war she saw service off Norway, Italy, in the Indian Ocean, Sicily and Normandy. Plagued by steering problems almost from the outset this Queen Elizabeth class battleship was finally sold for scrap in 1947. Photographed here in May 1947, she is seen here having run her anchor during a storm and run aground while on her way to be broken up. Aerofilms Collection (see Links)
Copyright © Historic England
Media ID 1472561
Date: 18th May 1947
Source: English Heritage Images
Credit: Historic England Archive Aerofilms C
Image Size: 4596 x 4107 Pixels
Filesize is 10.78MB
Version 2 is 7.86MB
Associated Categories: Aerial Views
Associated Categories: -15
Associated Categories: England at War 1939-45
Associated Categories: Aerofilms Collection (1919-2006)
Associated Categories: England at War 1914-1918
Associated Categories: Royal Navy
Associated Categories: Father's Day
Associated Categories: Flight
Associated Categories: England's Maritime Heritage from the Air
Keywords: aerial, boat, coast, historic, maritime, military, naval, sea, ship