The light cruiser Aurora (1936) on No. 5 Slip, Portsmouth Dockyard, Hampshire

A close detail of the hull of the light cruiser on No. 5 Slip, Portsmouth Dockyard, during pre-launch preparations. The photograph is taken from very close to the port bow looking aft showing the keel resting on the keel blocks. In the background is the ribband keys board.

Object details

ID: N24607
Type: Negative
Materials: Glass plate negative
Display location: Not on display
Date made: August 1936
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
Measurements: Overall: 101 mm x 127 mm