Mark II Standard notes

front of 2023.1006.11

front of 2023.1006.11

Name/Title

Mark II Standard notes

Entry/Object ID

2023.1006.11

Scope and Content

Noes begin with "Mark II Standard" and contains a drawing halfway down the page. Some notes on the back of the page, less than half a page.

Context

Battleship Texas arrived in Scapa Flow on February 11, 1918, where she joined the British Grand Fleet. She patrolled the North Sea throughout 1918, escorted the German High Seas Fleet to surrender on November 21, and departed the Grand Fleet on December 1, 1918. William Wilbur served on Battleship Texas from December 1917 to August 1919. During WWI, he was selected to train on Kite Balloons at the Royal Naval Air School.

Collection

Collection (William K. Wilbur), Historical Collections

Archive Items Details

Date(s) of Creation

1918