An image showing 'N24878; 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 is holding the trigger the launch of the ship. 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 is holding the trigger the launch of the ship. Her husband, Admiral Sir William Milbourne James, KCB, CB, Commander-in-Chief Portsmouth, is standing behind her.

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Object details

ID:	N24878
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