An image showing 'N24707; Looking forward and to starboard across the forecastle from the port side in front of No. 1 gun of the destroyer Acheron (1930) in Portsmouth Dockyard. The working 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 and to starboard across the forecastle from the port side in front of No. 1 gun of the destroyer Acheron (1930) in Portsmouth Dockyard. The working 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:	N24707
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