The destroyer Nubian (1937) fitted for rolling trials in Portsmouth Dockyard. Hampshire

A starboard side view, taken from abaft the beam, of the destroyer Nubian (1937) fitted out for rolling trials in No. 3 Basin, Portsmouth Dockyard. Her starboard boats have been removed and large timber platforms have been erected amidships. Her bow and stern are out of the picture and her pendant number is L36. Beyond her can be seen the funnels of the battlecruiser Renown (1916) which was undergoing reconstruction. The horizon is not level.

Object details

ID: N24762
Type: Negative
Materials: Glass plate negative
Display location: Not on display
Date made: 2 January 1939
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
Measurements: Overall: 101 mm x 127 mm