Bomb damage to the destroyer Boadicea (1930) in dry dock in Portsmouth Dockyard, Hampshire

On board the destroyer Boadicea (1930) in dry dock in Portsmouth Dockyard showing a close detail of a bomb entry hole in the starboard side of the upper deck at station 89. The bombing occurred off the French coast near Fecamp on 10 Jun. 1940 and the Boadicea was towed to Dover and then on to Portsmouth.

Object details

ID: N24848
Type: Negative
Materials: Glass plate negative
Display location: Not on display
Date made: 14 June 1940
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
Measurements: Overall: 101 mm x 127 mm