The outer bottom plating of the escort destroyer Fernie (1940) in dry dock, Portsmouth Dockyard, Hampshire

A close detail of part of the lower hull plating amidships above the bilge keel of the escort destroyer Fernie (1940), taken from the side of the dock. She is in dry dock in Portsmouth Dockyard and the words Not Scrub have been written on the hull. The negative has been exposed in reverse, unless the wording on the hull has been written in reverse.

Object details

ID: N25017
Type: Negative
Materials: Glass plate negative
Display location: Not on display
Date made: 21 October 1941
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
Measurements: Overall: 101 mm x 127 mm