An image showing 'N24453; A close-up of the starboard side of the hull of the battleship Nelson (1925) while she is in dry dock in Portsmouth Dockyard, showing the hull 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 badly indented. The photographer is looking aft and to starboard at the waterline from the top of the dock wall.'

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Damage to the starboard side of the battleship Nelson (1925) in dry dock in Portsmouth Dockyard.

A close-up of the starboard side of the hull of the battleship Nelson (1925) while she is in dry dock in Portsmouth Dockyard, showing the hull 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 badly indented. The photographer is looking aft and to starboard at the waterline from the top of the dock wall.

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Object details

ID:	N24453
Type:	Negative
Materials:	Glass plate negative
Display location:	Not on display
Date made:	May 1931 - June 1931
Credit:	National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
Measurements:	Overall: 120 mm x 164 mm