Semtex patches on the hull of the submarine Oswald (1928) in dry dock, Portsmouth Dockyard, Hampshire

A very close detail of the aft port side of the hull near the end of the keel of the submarine Oswald (1928) dried out in dock in Portsmouth Dockyard. The Portsmouth Dockyard negative register refers to this negative as "Semtex patches on docking before cleaning". The photographer is standing on the floor of the dock very close to the hull and looking straight at it. Vertical format.

Object details

ID: N24752
Type: Negative
Materials: Glass plate negative
Display location: Not on display
Date made: 10 November 1938
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
Measurements: Overall: 164 mm x 120 mm