An image showing 'N25406; Shipwrights fitting a large steel construction in the tank deck of a Mark 5 tank landing craft in No. 2 Basin, Portsmouth Dockyard, taken from off her starboard side abreast the bow looking aft and to port. Small square plates on board look like armour plates. Berthed outboard of her is a hopper barge.'

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Fitting heavy ramps? to an LCT Mark 5, possibly LCT (5) 2240, in No. 2 Basin, Portsmouth Dockyard, Hampshire.

Shipwrights fitting a large steel construction in the tank deck of a Mark 5 tank landing craft in No. 2 Basin, Portsmouth Dockyard, taken from off her starboard side abreast the bow looking aft and to port. Small square plates on board look like armour plates. Berthed outboard of her is a hopper barge. The Portsmouth Dockyard negative register number P28/44 has been written in the bottom left corner of the negative and the description given in this register is "fitting of heavy ramps for tanks". The ship may be LCT(5) 2240.

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Object details

ID:	N25406
Type:	Negative
Materials:	Glass plate negative
Display location:	Not on display
Date made:	10 February 1944
Credit:	National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
Measurements:	Overall: 101 mm x 127 mm