The spider crane between No. 9 Dry Dock and A Lock, No. 3 Basin, Portsmouth Dockyard, Hampshire.

A general view of the 10-ton travelling spider crane situated between No. 9 Dry Dock and A Lock, No. 3 Basin, Portsmouth Dockyard. The crane jib is overhanging No. 3 Basin. A heavily sand-bagged shelter is in the left foreground and beyond it, in No. 14 Dry Dock, is the light cruiser Emerald (1920) undergoing a lengthy refit. The Pumping Station and Gunnery Equipment Store are in the right background.

Object details

ID: N25157
Type: Negative
Materials: Glass plate negative
Display location: Not on display
Date made: 18 November 1942
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
Measurements: Overall: 101 mm x 127 mm