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 main deck looking forward, down and to starboard in the partially stripped out ordnance & electrical artificers' mess. The photograph shows the badly distorted plating at the junction of the deck with the ship's side. 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. Slightly under-exposed.

Object details

ID: N24447
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