An image showing 'N24894; The 168 ton gunhouse of the 15 inch gun turret of the monitor Marshal Soult (1915) being lifted clear of the barbette of the ship by the floating crane in No. 3 Basin of Portsmouth Dockyard. The gunhouse is suspended from the crane and the photographer is on the deck of the monitor looking up towards its left front face.'

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Lifting the 15 inch gun house from the monitor Marshal Soult (1915) in No. 3 Basin, Portsmouth Dockyard, Hampshire

The 168 ton gunhouse of the 15 inch gun turret of the monitor Marshal Soult (1915) being lifted clear of the barbette of the ship by the floating crane in No. 3 Basin of Portsmouth Dockyard. The gunhouse is suspended from the crane and the photographer is on the deck of the monitor looking up towards its left front face.

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Object details

ID:	N24894
Type:	Negative
Materials:	Glass plate negative
Display location:	Not on display
Date made:	December 1940
Credit:	National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
Measurements:	Overall: 101 mm x 126 mm