A steel plate carrying trailer and lorry in Portsmouth Dockyard, Hampshire

A 40 feet long steel plate carrying trailer with an Austin K2 tractor unit registered HHW 6 parked in front of a large pile of bricks in Portsmouth Dockyard. The trailer is of timber construction, has a maximum load of 8½ tons and is RN fleet No. 18186. The Austin K2 lorry is RN fleet No. 18172. They both appear to be brand new units. The Portsmouth Dockyard negative register number P/39/43 is written near the lower right corner of the negative.

Object details

ID: N25194
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