An image showing 'N24806; A port side view, taken from ahead of the beam, of the battleship Queen Elizabeth (1913) undergoing reconstruction alongside the promontory under the 250 ton hammerhead crane in No. 3 Basin, Portsmouth Dockyard. Canvas is draped over a line running from her bridge face to the front of A turret and also between her after turrets to break up her outline. Her hull is camouflaged with painting resembling a viaduct with buildings between the supports.'

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The battleship Queen Elizabeth (1940) in No. 3 Basin, Portsmouth Dockyard, Hampshire

A port side view, taken from ahead of the beam, of the battleship Queen Elizabeth (1913) undergoing reconstruction alongside the promontory under the 250 ton hammerhead crane in No. 3 Basin, Portsmouth Dockyard. Canvas is draped over a line running from her bridge face to the front of A turret and also between her after turrets to break up her outline. Her hull is camouflaged with painting resembling a viaduct with buildings between the supports. Her upperworks and turrets are painted in a disruptive pattern.

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Object details

ID:	N24806
Type:	Negative
Materials:	Glass plate negative
Display location:	Not on display
Date made:	7 October 1939
Credit:	National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
Measurements:	Overall: 101 mm x 127 mm