An image showing 'P47529; The Royal Naval Exhibition at the Royal Hospital, Chelsea, ran from 2 May to 24 October 1891. This is inside Section V of the Armstrong Gallery and represents a full-sized section of the battleship Victoria's (1887) turret in which is mounted a 110-ton gun on an hydraulic carriage. The gun is a mock-up made of plaster, 5½ tons of wood and half a ton of steel. Photograph Album No. ALB1386.'

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The Royal Naval Exhibition at the Royal Hospital, Chelsea, London in 1891

The Royal Naval Exhibition at the Royal Hospital, Chelsea, ran from 2 May to 24 October 1891. This is inside Section V of the Armstrong Gallery and represents a full-sized section of the battleship Victoria's (1887) turret in which is mounted a 110-ton gun on an hydraulic carriage. The gun is a mock-up made of plaster, 5½ tons of wood and half a ton of steel. The turret of the ship mounted two 110-ton guns but only one was shown in this gallery. A copy negative produced by the NMM Studio of a mounted photographic print contained in Photograph Album No. ALB1386.

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Object details

ID:	P47529
Type:	Negative
Materials:	Polyester negative
Display location:	Not on display
Date made:	circa June 1891
Credit:	National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
Measurements:	Overall: 100 mm x 125 mm