An image showing 'N25048; A completed DRV1F twin 21 inch torpedo tubes mounting, viewed from the right side of the muzzle end, in a workshop in Portsmouth Dockyard. The mount is destined for the escort destroyer Blean (1942) as evidenced by the note written on the operator's shield which states "From M.E.D. P. Yd. To m/s Hawthorn, Leslie & Co ltd, Hebburn-on-Tyne for J4247. PP16/3." J4247 is the Admiralty Job Number for the Blean (1942).'

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A DRV1F twin 21 inch torpedo tubes mounting for the escort destroyer Blean (1942) in a workshop in Portsmouth Dockyard, Hampshire.

A completed DRV1F twin 21 inch torpedo tubes mounting, viewed from the right side of the muzzle end, in a workshop in Portsmouth Dockyard. The mount is destined for the escort destroyer Blean (1942) as evidenced by the note written on the operator's shield which states "From M.E.D. P. Yd. To m/s Hawthorn, Leslie & Co ltd, Hebburn-on-Tyne for J4247. PP16/3." J4247 is the Admiralty Job Number for the Blean (1942). A notice board in the background states "Your shelter is 323".

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Object details

ID:	N25048
Type:	Negative
Materials:	Glass plate negative
Display location:	Not on display
Date made:	21 January 1942
Credit:	National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
Measurements:	Overall: 101 mm x 127 mm