An image showing 'N24469; A very distant port side view, taken from ahead of the beam, of Job No. 1 (1931) under way at 12.9 knots with the tide during initial hand control trials in Portsmouth upper harbour between numbers 7 and 9 buoys. The throttle is ¾ open with 2400 engine revolutions. The driver is Assistant Constructor H J Watson and he is sitting on a temporarily fitted bench-type seat.'

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Job No. 1 (1931) on trials in Portsmouth Harbour, Hampshire.

A very distant port side view, taken from ahead of the beam, of Job No. 1 (1931) under way at 12.9 knots with the tide during initial hand control trials in Portsmouth upper harbour between numbers 7 and 9 buoys. The throttle is ¾ open with 2400 engine revolutions. The driver is Assistant Constructor H J Watson and he is sitting on a temporarily fitted bench-type seat. Image movement. This was the second trial which was run berween number 4 buoy and the C1 coal depot. The first trial took place on Monday 9 Nov. 1931.

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Object details

ID:	N24469
Type:	Negative
Materials:	Glass plate negative
Display location:	Not on display
Date made:	16 November 1931
Credit:	National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
Measurements:	Overall: 120 mm x 164 mm