Building the destroyer Contest (1944) in the shipyard of J Samuel White & Co Ltd, Cowes, Isle of Wight, Hampshire.

The prefabricated bow section of the destroyer Contest (1944) being hoisted into position on a building berth at the East Cowes shipyard of J Samuel White & Co Ltd. The section is from the stem to bulkhead 4. Vertical format. A masked copy negative of a photographic print produced from Beken of Cowes negative number 25628.

Object details

ID: N49960
Type: Negative
Materials: Polyester negative; Sticky tape
Display location: Not on display
Date made: 6 July 1944
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
Measurements: Overall: 118 mm x 74 mm