Time for a #history thread of British battleships firing. Here’s a Royal Sovereign-class pre-dreadnought firing not long before the First World War. 1/

An unidentified 12-inch gunned battleship firing away merrily. 2/

H.M.S. King Edward VII shooting under weigh. 3/

Battleships of the Grand Fleet firing. 4/

H.M.S. Queen Elizabeth (allegedly) firing her mighty 15-inch guns. 5/

Two minutes and 20 seconds of British dreadnoughts firing from 1918. Stirs the heart! 6/

An Indefatigable-class battle cruiser opening fire. 7/

The interior of a 15-inch gun turret’s gunhouse, showing the gunloading cage being emptied. 8/