An image showing 'N25003; Looking down on the starboard side of the upper deck from the starboard side of the forecastle deck of the light cruiser Sirius (1940) in dry dock at Portsmouth Dockyard, showing blast damage to the deck at station 141. The ship is under construction, having been launched from No. 5 Slip on 18 Sep. 1940. She was hit by a single bomb during an air raid on the night of 3-4 May 1941.'

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Bomb damage to the light cruiser Sirius (1940) in dry dock in Portsmouth Dockyard, Hampshire.

Looking down on the starboard side of the upper deck from the starboard side of the forecastle deck of the light cruiser Sirius (1940) in dry dock at Portsmouth Dockyard, showing blast damage to the deck at station 141. The ship is under construction, having been launched from No. 5 Slip on 18 Sep. 1940. She was hit by a single bomb during an air raid on the night of 3-4 May 1941.

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Object details

ID:	N25003
Type:	Negative
Materials:	Glass plate negative
Display location:	Not on display
Date made:	5 May 1941
Credit:	National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
Measurements:	Overall: 101 mm x 127 mm