An image showing 'N24853; A close detail of the bottom of the hull of the destroyer Boadicea (1930) in dry dock in Portsmouth Dockyard, taken from the bottom of the dock off the port beam. The bottom plating between stations 97 and 102 under the engine room has been blown out. A bomb exploded in the engine room and killed all of the engine room personnel bar one.'

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

A close detail of the bottom of the hull of the destroyer Boadicea (1930) in dry dock in Portsmouth Dockyard, taken from the bottom of the dock off the port beam. The bottom plating between stations 97 and 102 under the engine room has been blown out. A bomb exploded in the engine room and killed all of the engine room personnel bar one. 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.

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Object details

ID:	N24853
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