Testing paints on the destroyer Porcupine (1941) in No. 3 Basin, Portsmouth Dockyard, Hampshire.
A very close view of the port side of the angled bridge face of the destroyer Porcupine (1941) alongside the jetty on No. 3 Basin between Nos 13 and 14 Dry Docks in Portsmouth Dockyard. Various parts of the structure have been painted in different formulae of paint. The photographer is standing on B gun deck looking aft. The Portsmouth Dockyard negative register number P220/43 has been written in the bottom left corner of the negative.
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Object details
| ID: | N25334 |
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| Type: | Negative |
| Materials: | Glass plate negative |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Date made: | 10 December 1943 |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London |
| Measurements: | Overall: 101 mm x 127 mm |