An image showing 'N24887; A close view of the port side of the lower hull from amidships forward, taken from the side of the dock, of the destroyer Cameron (1919) in No. 8 Dry Dock, Portsmouth Dockyard. The large hole blown in the hull just above the keel by the bomb that exploded between the ship and the dock wall is plainly visible, as are the numerous shrapnel holes. Some square holes have been cut in the plating. Two levels of timber staging have been erected.'

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The destroyer Cameron (1919) in No. 8 Dock, Portsmouth Dockyard, Hampshire

A close view of the port side of the lower hull from amidships forward, taken from the side of the dock, of the destroyer Cameron (1919) in No. 8 Dry Dock, Portsmouth Dockyard. The large hole blown in the hull just above the keel by the bomb that exploded between the ship and the dock wall is plainly visible, as are the numerous shrapnel holes. Some square holes have been cut in the plating. Two levels of timber staging have been erected. The Cameron was damaged during an air raid on 5 Dec. 1940, was bodily moved off the keel blocks and caught fire.

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Object details

ID:	N24887
Type:	Negative
Materials:	Glass plate negative
Display location:	Not on display
Date made:	March 1941 - May 1941
Credit:	National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
Measurements:	Overall: 101 mm x 126 mm