Gun lifting arrangements on board the light cruiser Dunedin (1918) in No. 12 Dry Dock, Portsmouth, Hampshire

On board the light cruiser Dunedin (1918) in No. 12 Dry Dock, Portsmouth Dockyard, looking aft from the port side abreast her forefunnel at forecastle deck level. Her port 4-inch QF Mk V gun barrel has been fitted with a stop-end collar at the muzzle which is joined to shackles, an adjustable screw connector unit and wire strop eyes. The whole underslung unit is tied up to barrel with string at five points.

Object details

ID: N24666
Type: Negative
Materials: Glass plate negative
Display location: Not on display
Date made: June 1937
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
Measurements: Overall: 101 mm x 127 mm