An image showing 'N24442; An interior view of the damage to the starboard side of the hull of the battleship Nelson (1925) at about station 134, taken on the middle deck looking to starboard in the stripped out seamen's mess. One of the scuttles has the legend "With the compliments of s.s. West Wales, R.S.V.P. to 130" written on it.'

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Internal damage to the starboard side of the battleship Nelson (1925), photographed while in Portsmouth Dockyard.

An interior view of the damage to the starboard side of the hull of the battleship Nelson (1925) at about station 134, taken on the middle deck looking to starboard in the stripped out seamen's mess. One of the scuttles has the legend "With the compliments of s.s. West Wales, R.S.V.P. to 130" written on it. The damage was caused by a collision with the Cardiff tramp steamer West Wales (1925) off Cape Villano, Spain on 29 Mar. 1931. The Nelson (1925) is in Portsmouth Dockyard.

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Object details

ID:	N24442
Type:	Negative
Materials:	Glass plate negative
Display location:	Not on display
Date made:	April 1931 - May 1931
Credit:	National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
Measurements:	Overall: 120 mm x 164 mm