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.

Object details

ID: N25334
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