HMS Marlborough in dry dock in Malta
HMS Marlborough in dry dock in Malta - cleaning the bottom of the boat. HMS Marlborough was an Iron Duke-class battleship of the British Royal Navy, named in honour of John Churchill, 1st Duke of Marlborough. Built at Devonport Royal Dockyard between January 1912 and June 1914 and entered service just prior to First World War. Assigned to the Mediterranean Fleet after the war, Marlborough took part in the Allied intervention in the Russian Civil War (in the Black Sea 1919-20). She was also involved in the Greco-Turkish War
Picture No
11039389
Media ID
46721099
Size
5089px x 3414px
(2.4MB)
Credit
Mary Evans / Grenville Collins Postcard Collection
Source
Unattributed postcard
Date
circa 1923
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