An image showing 'N24839; A close view of the temporary patch repairs to the port side of the hull amidships of the escort destroyer Westminster (1918) in dry dock in Portsmouth Dockyard. The photographer is looking aft from the side of the dock abreast the hull near the bow. Her hull below the waterline was badly damaged as a result of striking a wreck at Dunkirk on 20 May 1940 and the temporary repairs were made at Dunkirk.'

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The escort destroyer Westminster (1918) in dry dock in Portsmouth Dockyard, Hampshire

A close view of the temporary patch repairs to the port side of the hull amidships of the escort destroyer Westminster (1918) in dry dock in Portsmouth Dockyard. The photographer is looking aft from the side of the dock abreast the hull near the bow. Her hull below the waterline was badly damaged as a result of striking a wreck at Dunkirk on 20 May 1940 and the temporary repairs were made at Dunkirk.

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Object details

ID:	N24839
Type:	Negative
Materials:	Glass plate negative
Display location:	Not on display
Date made:	23 May 1940
Credit:	National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
Measurements:	Overall: 101 mm x 127 mm