An image showing 'N24877; A close view of the lower part of the port bow of the light cruiser Sirius (1940) on No. 5 Slip, Portsmouth Dockyard. On the launching platform Lady Dorothy James has just released the bottle which is about to hit the stem. Her husband, Admiral Sir William Milbourne James, KCB, CB, Commander-in-Chief Portsmouth, is standing behind her.'

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The launch of the light cruiser Sirius (1940) from No. 5 Slip, Portsmouth Dockyard, Hampshire

A close view of the lower part of the port bow of the light cruiser Sirius (1940) on No. 5 Slip, Portsmouth Dockyard. On the launching platform Lady Dorothy James has just released the bottle which is about to hit the stem. Her husband, Admiral Sir William Milbourne James, KCB, CB, Commander-in-Chief Portsmouth, is standing behind her.

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Object details

ID:	N24877
Type:	Negative
Materials:	Glass plate negative
Display location:	Not on display
Date made:	18 September 1940
Credit:	National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
Measurements:	Overall: 101 mm x 126 mm