The construction of the light cruiser Hawke on No. 5 Slip, Portsmouth Dockyard, Hampshire.
A large bulkhead section for the light cruiser Hawke being prefabricated on a special platform east of No. 3 Ship Shop and south No. 5 Slip in Portsmouth Dockyard. No. 1 Smithery is in the left background. The Portsmouth Dockyard negative register number P153/43 has been written in the bottom left corner of the negative.
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Object details
| ID: | N25283 |
|---|---|
| Type: | Negative |
| Materials: | Glass plate negative |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Date made: | 5 October 1943 |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London |
| Measurements: | Overall: 101 mm x 127 mm |