WW1 HMS Queen Elizabeth (1913) Section Of Electrical Ring Desk Weight

For sale Is a Rare WW1 HMS Queen Elizabeth (1913) Section Of Electrical Ring Desk Weight Paperweight.

    This exceptional piece of history is engraved on the rim; “Section of electric ring main, H.M.S Queen Elizabeth, Keel Plate laid 21st Oct 1912, Launched by Lady Meux 16th Oct 1913.”     About HMS Queen Elizabeth;     HMS Queen Elizabeth was the lead ship of her class of five dreadnought battleships built for the Royal Navy in the early 1910s, and was often used as a flagship. She served in the First World War as part of the Grand Fleet, and participated in the inconclusive action of 19 August 1916. Her service during the war generally consisted of routine patrols and training in the North Sea. She and the other super-dreadnought battleships were the first of their type to be powered by oil instead of coal. Queen Elizabeth later served in several theatres during the Second World War, and was scrapped in 1948.     These will be sent via Royal Mail 1st class signed for and dispatched within two working days.