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H.M.S. INDEFATIGABLE. Battle Cruiser, 18,750 tons. Length, 580 feet; Beam 79 1/2 feet; Draught 27 3/4 feet; Speed, 25 knots. Armed with Eight 12 in., Sixteen 4 in. Guns, Three Torpedo Tubes.

H.M.S. INDEFATIGABLE. Battle Cruiser, 18,750 tons. Length, 580 feet; Beam 79 1/2 feet; Draught 27 3/4 feet; Speed, 25 knots. Armed with Eight 12 in., Sixteen 4 in. Guns, Three Torpedo Tubes.

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Medium/TechniqueChromolithograph with blue stamping on cardstock.
DimensionsHorizontal: 8.9 x 14 cm (3 1/2 x 5 1/2 in.)
Credit LineLeonard A. Lauder Postcard Archive—Gift of Leonard A. Lauder
Accession number2015.3453
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ClassificationsPostcards
InscriptionsYes dated "31 May 1916" also "New York, 1939." Collector's stamp.
ProvenanceBetween 1950 and 2015, acquired by Leonard A. Lauder, New York, from various postcard dealers in Europe and the United States; 2015, gift of Leonard A. Lauder to the MFA. (Accession Date: September 24, 2015)
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