The light cruiser Neptune (1933) in No. 14 Dry Dock, Portsmouth Dockyard, Hampshire

A close up of the aircraft stowage area just before the mainmast of the light cruiser Neptune (1933), taken from the dockside off the port side abreast the crane, while the ship was undergoing a 2 month docking in No. 14 Dry Dock, Portsmouth Dockyard. A partial wooden mock up of an aircraft is in place where an actual aircraft would be stowed.

Object details

ID: N24532
Type: Negative
Materials: Glass plate negative
Display location: Not on display
Date made: 1 December 1934
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
Measurements: Overall: 89 mm x 120 mm