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 forward and to starboard in the stripped out seamen's mess. 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. Vertical format.

Object details

ID: N24443
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: 164 mm x 120 mm