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ANOTHER RND BOX MAKER/S IDENTIFIED POST No 2


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welcome to post 2,

ANOTHER RND BOX MAKER/S IDENTIFIED :thumbsup:

this time it was made by seaman J. E. Kidd Hawke Battallion Interned in Holland' and 'July 1918,

the design on the lid is different to the usual ones as it features a ships crest,

that being the ships crest of H M S Thunderer

HMS Thunderer was the third Orion-class battleship built for the Royal Navy and was the last vessel to be constructed by Thames Iron Works. She was the last and largest warship ever built on the River Thames, and after her completion her builders declared bankruptcy

 

World War 1

In December 1914, she was refitted. She was present with her squadron at the Battle of Jutland on 31 May 1916, firing 37 13.5" (343 mm) shells. She suffered no damage.

At Jutland on 31 May 1916 all four of the Orions were present under the leadership of Rear Admiral Arthur Leveson flying his flag in Orion (Captain O. Backhouse), followed by: Monarch – Captain G.H. Borret, Conqueror - Captain H.H.D. Tothill and Thunderer- Captain J.A. Fergusson.

Thunderer first came to action at 18:30 when indistinct ranges of 18 to 22,000 yards were obtained on some German ships. Due to poor visibility from smoke she did not open fire, and it must be remembered that Thunderer was at the rear of the 2nd division and her visibility would have been affected by the smoke of the three leading ships. At 19:15 Thunderer sighted two enemy battleships visible between the Royal Oak and the Iron Duke. She fired two salvoes of Common Percussion Capped shells at the leading ship, but no hits were made and the second salvo was actually fired over the top of the Iron Duke. Thunderer did not sight the enemy again. However, during the German fleet's run to the south after breaking off the engagement, the Moltke sighted four large ships at 22:40. These were the four Orion-class ships, so she had a lucky escape in that the British lookouts did not see her. In total Thunderer fired just 37 rounds of 13.5" ammunition, all Common Percussion Capped. Her 4" batteries were unused.

Post-Jutland, the Orion class ships spent their time on routine fleet manoeuvres and in 1917, Thunderer was fitted with flying-off platforms on her upper turrets "B" and "X"

the last 2 images show ,

a silk cigarette card from that period,

and a photo of the ship its self,

one thing you never think of in connection of the river Thames,

is ship building :lol:

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