An image showing 'N24786; The demolished 100 ton sheerlegs floating in No. 3 Basin, Portsmouth Dockyard, seen from west of No. 15 Dock. The front legs of the sheerlegs are floating at an angle and are supporting the lower end of the rear leg which is floating level. The top end of the rear leg has sunk and is holding down the top ends of the front legs. A steam launch is standing by and the light cruiser Enterprise (1919) is in the left background berthed on the east side of the basin.'

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Demolition of 100 ton sheerlegs at No. 3 Basin, Portsmouth Dockyard, Hampshire.

The demolished 100 ton sheerlegs floating in No. 3 Basin, Portsmouth Dockyard, seen from west of No. 15 Dock. The front legs of the sheerlegs are floating at an angle and are supporting the lower end of the rear leg which is floating level. The top end of the rear leg has sunk and is holding down the top ends of the front legs. A steam launch is standing by and the light cruiser Enterprise (1919) is in the left background berthed on the east side of the basin.

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Object details

ID:	N24786
Type:	Negative
Materials:	Glass plate negative
Display location:	Not on display
Date made:	18 March 1939
Credit:	National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
Measurements:	Overall: 101 mm x 127 mm