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.

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