Fitting the tripod foremast to the light cruiser Achilles (1932) in No. 14 Dry Dock, Portsmouth Dockyard, Hampshire.

The tripod foremast for the light cruiser Achilles (1932) being lifted from a scaffolding framework by two cranes between Nos. 14 and 15 Dry Docks in Portsmouth Dockyard. No. 14 Dry Dock is on the left and No. 15 Dry Dock is on the right. The Portsmouth Dockyard negative register number P115/43 has been written near the bottom left corner of the negative.

Object details

ID: N25246
Type: Negative
Materials: Glass plate negative
Display location: Not on display
Date made: 10 September 1943
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
Measurements: Overall: 101 mm x 127 mm