. English: 'Princess Royal in dry dock after the Jutland battle' Inscribed , as title, and signed by the artist, this shows the battlecruiser 'Princess Royal', flagship of the First Battlecruiser Squadron under Rear-Admiral Osmond Brock at Jutland on 31 May 1916. She was hit by six heavy shells during the daylight phase of the battle (sustaining loss of 22 dead and 78 wounded), arrived in Portsmouth Dockyard on 3 June 1916 for repairs and rejoined the fleet on 15tJuly. She is shown here in starboard-bow view in dock at Portsmouth, undergoing her battle repairs. The ship and quay swarm with me
. English: 'Princess Royal in dry dock after the Jutland battle' Inscribed , as title, and signed by the artist, this shows the battlecruiser 'Princess Royal', flagship of the First Battlecruiser Squadron under Rear-Admiral Osmond Brock at Jutland on 31 May 1916. She was hit by six heavy shells during the daylight phase of the battle (sustaining loss of 22 dead and 78 wounded), arrived in Portsmouth Dockyard on 3 June 1916 for repairs and rejoined the fleet on 15tJuly. She is shown here in starboard-bow view in dock at Portsmouth, undergoing her battle repairs. The ship and quay swarm with men and work is presumably well ahead since the red hull suggests a red-lead undercoat as part of general repainting. This drawing was used as the colour frontispiece to Wyllie's 'More Sea Fights of the Great War' (1919), co-authored with Charles Owen and Kirkpatrick. Princess Royal in dry dock at Portsmouth after the Battle of Jutland 1916 . June - July 1916. William Lionel Wyllie (1851–1931) Alternative names W. L. Wyllie Description British painter Date of birth/death 5 July 1851 6 April 1931 Location of birth/death London London Authority control : Q2579750 VIAF:?30430865 ISNI:?0000 0001 1050 1763 ULAN:?500007278 LCCN:?n84116203 NLA:?36532068 WorldCat 6 'Princess Royal in dry dock after the Jutland battle' RMG PW1805
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