A Vickers deck gun salvaged from the wreck of HMS Hampshire, now displayed at Marwick Head, Orkney, near where the ship sank. Details in Description.

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The gun was salvaged from the wreck of the armoured cruiser HMS Hampshire which sank during the First World War on 5 June 1916. It had been carrying Lord Kitchener on a diplomatic mission to Russia when it hit a German mine west of Marwick Head on Mainland, Orkney. There were only 12 survivors and 737 died including Lord Kitchener who went down on the ship.

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Size: 4288px × 2848px
Location: Mainland, Orkney, Scotland, UK
Photo credit: © UrbanImages / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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