An image showing 'N24734; A very close detail of a tubular steel scaffold structure erected over the S1 twin 4 inch gun mounting of the light cruiser Glasgow (1936) while she is in Portsmouth Dockyard. The photographer is on board the gunnery training ship Iron Duke (1912) which is berthed outboard of the Glasgow (1936), which was in Portsmouth for repairs 29 Mar. - 10 May 1938.'

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Gun lifting arrangements on board the light cruiser Glasgow (1936) in Portsmouth Dockyard, Hampshire

A very close detail of a tubular steel scaffold structure erected over the S1 twin 4 inch gun mounting of the light cruiser Glasgow (1936) while she is in Portsmouth Dockyard. The photographer is on board the gunnery training ship Iron Duke (1912) which is berthed outboard of the Glasgow (1936), which was in Portsmouth for repairs 29 Mar. - 10 May 1938. He is looking at the front of the mounting showing that the right 4 inch QF Mk XVI gun has been pulled back in the hoist. Vertical format.

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Object details

ID:	N24734
Type:	Negative
Materials:	Glass plate negative
Display location:	Not on display
Date made:	early May 1938
Credit:	National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
Measurements:	Overall: 126 mm x 101 mm