Bomb damage to the destroyer Bulldog (1930) in Portsmouth Dockyard, Hampshire

On board the destroyer Bulldog (1930) in Portsmouth Dockyard showing a close detail of a bomb entry hole on the starboard side of the upper deck at station 94. The bomb entered the top of No. 3 boiler, passed through the generator tubes and came to rest on the water reservoir without exploding. The bombing occurred off the French coast on 10 Jun. 1940.

Object details

ID: N24844
Type: Negative
Materials: Glass plate negative
Display location: Not on display
Date made: 15 June 1940
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
Measurements: Overall: 101 mm x 127 mm