An image showing 'N25193; The steel plate stacking ground to the west of No. 3 Smithery, Portsmouth Dockyard, looking north-west. Many of the plates are identified with letters and dimensions and are 30 lb, 25 lb, 20 lb, 17 lb, 14 lb and 5 lb. They are probably for use in the construction of the light cruiser Hawke on No. 5 Slip. The Portsmouth Dockyard negative register number P38/43 is written in the lower right corner of the negative.'

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Storage racks for steel plate in the stacking ground at No. 3 Smithery, Portsmouth Dockyard, Hampshire.

The steel plate stacking ground to the west of No. 3 Smithery, Portsmouth Dockyard, looking north-west. Many of the plates are identified with letters and dimensions and are 30 lb, 25 lb, 20 lb, 17 lb, 14 lb and 5 lb. They are probably for use in the construction of the light cruiser Hawke on No. 5 Slip. The Portsmouth Dockyard negative register number P38/43 is written in the lower right corner of the negative.

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Object details

ID:	N25193
Type:	Negative
Materials:	Glass plate negative
Display location:	Not on display
Date made:	15 July 1943
Credit:	National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
Measurements:	Overall: 101 mm x 127 mm