The former hopper barge W24 (Persephone) (1938) in No. 3 Basin, Portsmouth Dockyard, Hampshire

On board the former hopper barge W24 (Persephone) (1938) looking aft along the starboard side of the upper deck amidships while berthed on the south side of the promontory in No. 3 Basin, Portsmouth Dockyard. She is being fitted with a 48 feet diameter drum to lay Hammel cable pipe under the sea. This vessel was named Persephone at some time during the conversion.

Object details

ID: N25351
Type: Negative
Materials: Glass plate negative
Display location: Not on display
Date made: 1 February 1943
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
Measurements: Overall: 101 mm x 127 mm