The special service vessel Cape Sable (1936) in Portsmouth Dockyard, Hampshire

A close-up starboard side view of the funnel and boat deck of the special service vessel Cape Sable (1936) berthed in Portsmouth Dockyard. There is a line of steel oil drums on her deck. She has commenced conversion to a Q ship and is riding high in the water, as evidenced by the position of the load line.

Object details

ID: N24802
Type: Negative
Materials: Glass plate negative
Display location: Not on display
Date made: 29 September 1939
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
Measurements: Overall: 101 mm x 127 mm