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 forward and to starboard from just aft of the S1 twin 4 inch gun mounting, showing the tubular steel scaffold structure erected over the mounting and giving a close-up of the right 4 inch QF Mk XVI gun being pulled back out of its cradle by the hoist, which is running on a rail at the top of the structure. 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. Vertical format.