Slight study of a fleet of fighting vessels at anchor, possibly the Battlecruiser Force in the Forth, 1916-17 RMG PV0034, William Lionel Wyllie, circa 1916

Slight study of a fleet of fighting vessels at anchor, possibly the battlecruiser force in the forth, 1916-17 original art: drawing. This distant view of war ships lying at anchor or on moorings in two main liness abreast, from an elevated position overlooking them, may be a sketch of the battlecruiser force, probably on the forth in 1916-17. Ignoring the third and fifth ships from the left (the two nearest the background coast) they are from extreme left: the stern of either 'lion' or 'princess royal' and two 'queen elizabeth'-class ships, while the last two are the 'new zealand'; and 'australia' but not necessarily in that order. The nearest ship in the foreground is probably a fleet oiler. [btodd/pvdm 1/13]. Date: circa 1916. Dimensions: 254 mm x 354 mm. Collection: Fine art.