An image showing 'N25324; A close view of the steam winch on the minesweeping deck of the minesweeping sloop Aries (1942), which is berthed in the Tidal Basin in Portsmouth Dockyard, taken from the SouthWest Wall. The photographer is looking aft and to port from the quayside abreast the starboard oerlikon platform. In the foreground is the starboard depth charge thrower with the charge storage rack next to it. A floating crane and a paddle tug are in the background.'

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The minesweeping sloop Aries (1942) in the Tidal Basin, Portsmouth Dockyard, Hampshire.

A close view of the steam winch on the minesweeping deck of the minesweeping sloop Aries (1942), which is berthed in the Tidal Basin in Portsmouth Dockyard, taken from the SouthWest Wall. The photographer is looking aft and to port from the quayside abreast the starboard oerlikon platform. In the foreground is the starboard depth charge thrower with the charge storage rack next to it. A floating crane and a paddle tug are in the background. The Portsmouth Dockyard negative register number P203/43 has been written near the bottom right corner of the negative.

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Object details

ID:	N25324
Type:	Negative
Materials:	Glass plate negative
Display location:	Not on display
Date made:	30 November 1943
Credit:	National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
Measurements:	Overall: 101 mm x 127 mm