An image showing 'N24737; On board the light cruiser Glasgow (1936) in Portsmouth Dockyard showing gun lifting arrangements. The photographer is looking aft and to starboard from close abreast the S1 twin 4 inch gun mounting showing the tubular steel scaffold structure erected over the mounting. The right 4 inch QF Mk XVI gun is hanging in the hoist, having been pulled back from the cradle. Berthed outboard of the Glasgow (1936) is the gunnery training ship Iron Duke (1912).'

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

On board the light cruiser Glasgow (1936) in Portsmouth Dockyard showing gun lifting arrangements. The photographer is looking aft and to starboard from close abreast the S1 twin 4 inch gun mounting showing the tubular steel scaffold structure erected over the mounting. The right 4 inch QF Mk XVI gun is hanging in the hoist, having been pulled back from the cradle. Berthed outboard of the Glasgow (1936) is the gunnery training ship Iron Duke (1912). The Glasgow was in Portsmouth for repairs 29 Mar. - 10 May 1938.

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Object details

ID:	N24737
Type:	Negative
Materials:	Glass plate negative
Display location:	Not on display
Date made:	early May 1938
Credit:	National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
Measurements:	Overall: 101 mm x 126 mm