Royal Navy HMS Princess Royal RPPC WB Series #547 WW1 Dreadnought Postcard RN

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Royal Navy HMS Princess Royal RPPC WB Series #547 WW1 Dreadnought
Very nice postcard of HMS Princess Royal.
Dreadnought design warship.
Divided back.W.B.Series #547 Printed in England.
RPPC in black and white.
Condition is very nice.No creases to card.Very light touches to corners.
Overall in very nice condition.
History:
HMS Princess Royal was the second of two Lion-class battlecruisers built for the Royal Navy before World War I. Designed in response to the Moltke-class battlecruisers of the Imperial German Navy.Construction started: May 2, 1910
Launched: April 29, 1911.Length: 213 m Beam: 27 m
Builders: Vickers, Barrow-in-Furness(wikipedia)
HMS Princess Royal was a Lion class battlecruiser that fought at the three main naval battles in the North Sea. On 28 August she was one the
battlecruisers despatched under Admiral Beatty to support the British raid into the Heligoland Bight. There she took part in the final part of the battle –
the destruction of the German cruisers Köln and Adriadne. In early October she was detached from the Grand Fleet to help escort the
first Canadian troop convoy across the Atlantic. She met up with the convoy at sea on 9 October, and remained with it until it reached Britain.
Battle of the Falklands
Battle of Dogger Bank (24 January 1915)
Battle of Jutland
Armaments:
Eight 13.5in Mk V guns
Sixteen 4in Mk VII guns
Four 3pdr guns
Two 21in submerged torpedo tubes
Crew complement 997
Launched 24 April 1911
Completed November 1912
Captains,Captain O. de B. Brock
Captain Cowen
Sold for break up 1922
(historyofwarorg)
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