A mock up of a 4.7 inch gun well for the flotilla leader Exmouth (1934) in Portsmouth Dockyard, Hampshire

A mock up of a 4.7 inch gun well laid out on the floor of a building in Portsmouth Dockyard. The mock up is to assist in the later construction of the flotilla leader Exmouth (1934) by the Dockyard. A shaped plate that represents the outline of the gun and shield is mounted on wheels above the well.

Object details

ID: N24486
Type: Negative
Materials: Glass plate negative
Display location: Not on display
Date made: 16 February 1933
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
Measurements: Overall: 120 mm x 164 mm