An image showing 'N24706; Looking forward from in front of No. 1 gun along the forecastle of the destroyer Acheron (1930) in Portsmouth Dockyard. The cable holder (capstan) is the subject of the photograph. The chain cable is fitted in the fixed snugs at the base of the holder.'

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The cable holder (capstan) on the forecastle of the destroyer Acheron (1930) in Portsmouth Dockyard, Hampshire.

Looking forward from in front of No. 1 gun along the forecastle of the destroyer Acheron (1930) in Portsmouth Dockyard. The cable holder (capstan) is the subject of the photograph. The chain cable is fitted in the fixed snugs at the base of the holder.

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Object details

ID:	N24706
Type:	Negative
Materials:	Glass plate negative
Display location:	Not on display
Date made:	25 October 1937
Credit:	National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
Measurements:	Overall: 101 mm x 126 mm