An image showing 'N49962; Three prefabricated sections of the hull of the destroyer Contest (1944) in the welding shop at the East Cowes shipyard of J Samuel White & Co Ltd. The two larger sections are inverted and are the starboard and port sides of the lower hull between bulkheads 71 and 77. The shaft swell and cut up at frame 73 can be plainly seen. In the foreground is bulkhead 64 laid flat. A copy negative of a photographic print produced from Beken of Cowes negative number 25638.'

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

Three prefabricated sections of the hull of the destroyer Contest (1944) in the welding shop at the East Cowes shipyard of J Samuel White & Co Ltd. The two larger sections are inverted and are the starboard and port sides of the lower hull between bulkheads 71 and 77. The shaft swell and cut up at frame 73 can be plainly seen. In the foreground is bulkhead 64 laid flat. A copy negative of a photographic print produced from Beken of Cowes negative number 25638.

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Object details

ID:	N49962
Type:	Negative
Materials:	Polyester negative
Display location:	Not on display
Date made:	6 July 1944
Credit:	National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
Measurements:	Overall: 82 mm x 118 mm