An image showing 'N24940; The Pickford owned Scammell tractor unit FYV 738 on a roadway in Portsmouth Dockyard. It is towing a trailer on which is mounted the 'X' 8 inch Mk I gun mounting turntable from the heavy cruiser Berwick (1926). The mounting is seen from the rear right and the gunhouse and 8 inch gun barrels have been removed. The Berwick (1926) was under refit and repair at Portsmouth from Jan. to May 1941.'

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A Mk I 8 inch gun mounting turntable from the heavy cruiser Berwick (1926) on a road transporter in Portsmouth Dockyard, Hampshire

The Pickford owned Scammell tractor unit FYV 738 on a roadway in Portsmouth Dockyard. It is towing a trailer on which is mounted the 'X' 8 inch Mk I gun mounting turntable from the heavy cruiser Berwick (1926). The mounting is seen from the rear right and the gunhouse and 8 inch gun barrels have been removed. The Berwick (1926) was under refit and repair at Portsmouth from Jan. to May 1941.

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Object details

ID:	N24940
Type:	Negative
Materials:	Glass plate negative
Display location:	Not on display
Date made:	10 February 1941
Credit:	National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
Measurements:	Overall: 101 mm x 127 mm