An image showing 'N24440; A close-up of the starboard side of the hull of the battleship Nelson (1925), taken looking forward while she is alongside South Railway Jetty in Portsmouth Dockyard, showing the highlighted damage received when in collision with the Cardiff tramp steamer West Wales (1925) off Cape Villano, Spain on 29 Mar. 1931'

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Damage to the starboard side of the battleship Nelson (1925) at South Railway Jetty, Portsmouth Dockyard.

A close-up of the starboard side of the hull of the battleship Nelson (1925), taken looking forward while she is alongside South Railway Jetty in Portsmouth Dockyard, showing the highlighted damage received when in collision with the Cardiff tramp steamer West Wales (1925) off Cape Villano, Spain on 29 Mar. 1931. The hull plating at about station 134 abreast B turret has been indented and two temporary patches have been bolted over holes. Vertical format.

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Object details

ID:	N24440
Type:	Negative
Materials:	Glass plate negative
Display location:	Not on display
Date made:	April 1931
Credit:	National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
Measurements:	Overall: 164 mm x 120 mm