An image showing 'N24731; Mrs Mabel Ross Turner watching an hydraulic riveter working on a 14 lbs vertical floor plate for the keel of the light cruiser Sirius (1940) in Portsmouth Dockyard. The proceedings are being watched by a number of workmen and dignitaries, including Mrs Turner's husband, Rear-Admiral Robert Ross Turner, Admiral Superintendent of Portsmouth Dockyard.'

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Laying the first keel plate of the light cruiser Sirius (1940) on No. 5 Slip, Portsmouth Dockyard, Hampshire

Mrs Mabel Ross Turner watching an hydraulic riveter working on a 14 lbs vertical floor plate for the keel of the light cruiser Sirius (1940) in Portsmouth Dockyard. The proceedings are being watched by a number of workmen and dignitaries, including Mrs Turner's husband, Rear-Admiral Robert Ross Turner, Admiral Superintendent of Portsmouth Dockyard.

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Object details

ID:	N24731
Type:	Negative
Materials:	Glass plate negative
Display location:	Not on display
Date made:	6 April 1938
Credit:	National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
Measurements:	Overall: 101 mm x 126 mm