The launch of Admiralty Floating Dock 21 (1943) from No. 5 Slip, Portsmouth Dockyard, Hampshire
A general view of the launching platform at the head of No. 5 Slip in Portsmouth Dockyard, taken from the floor of Admiralty Floating Dock 21 (1943) which is about to be launched. Among the dignitaries are the Lord Mayor of Portsmouth, Sir Denis Leo Daley, and his wife Margaret Janetta Lewis Daley who is the dock's sponsor. No. 2 Ship Shop is in the background.
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Object details
| ID: | N25362 |
|---|---|
| Type: | Negative |
| Materials: | Glass plate negative |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Date made: | 9 March 1943 |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London |
| Measurements: | Overall: 101 mm x 127 mm |