MTB 01 (see note) undergoing lifting trials with the depot ship Vulcan (1933) in Portsmouth Harbour, Hampshire.

A close detail of the port side of the stern of MTB 01 (see note), lifted out of the water by the MTB depot ship Vulcan (1933) in Portsmouth harbour. The photograph is taken from close to the transom and shows the specially made lifting strop in position under the hull betwwen the rudders and the propeller shafts and the special cable cleat on the rubbing strake.

Object details

ID: N24646
Type: Negative
Materials: Glass plate negative
Display location: Not on display
Date made: 19 April 1937
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
Measurements: Overall: 101 mm x 127 mm