An image showing 'N25049; A DRV1F twin 21 inch torpedo tubes mounting, viewed from the right side of the muzzle end, under construction in a workshop in Portsmouth Dockyard. The operator's shield is not yet fittted. The mount is destined for the escort destroyer Blean (1942) which was under construction by R W Hawthorn, Leslie & Co Ltd at Hebburn-on-Tyne. A notice board in the background states "Your shelter is 323".'

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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 DRV1F twin 21 inch torpedo tubes mounting, viewed from the right side of the muzzle end, under construction in a workshop in Portsmouth Dockyard. The operator's shield is not yet fittted. The mount is destined for the escort destroyer Blean (1942) which was under construction by R W Hawthorn, Leslie & Co Ltd at Hebburn-on-Tyne. A notice board in the background states "Your shelter is 323".

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Object details

ID:	N25049
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