An image showing 'N25469; Looking aft along the troop deck from the bow of a spigot mortar equipped assault landing craft in Portsmouth Dockyard. The craft is fitted with four sextuple batteries of spigot mortars and is classified as an LCA (HR), the HR standing for Hedgerow, which is an adaptation of the Hedgehog anti-submarine mortar. The mortar bombs were intended to clear a path through a mine strewn beach, both above and just below the water's edge.'

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Inside a spigot mortar equipped assault landing craft in Portsmouth Dockyard, Hampshire

Looking aft along the troop deck from the bow of a spigot mortar equipped assault landing craft in Portsmouth Dockyard. The craft is fitted with four sextuple batteries of spigot mortars and is classified as an LCA (HR), the HR standing for Hedgerow, which is an adaptation of the Hedgehog anti-submarine mortar. The mortar bombs were intended to clear a path through a mine strewn beach, both above and just below the water's edge. The Portsmouth Dockyard negative register number P144/44 has been written in the bottom left corner of the negative.

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Object details

ID:	N25469
Type:	Negative
Materials:	Glass plate negative
Display location:	Not on display
Date made:	1 May 1944
Credit:	National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
Measurements:	Overall: 101 mm x 127 mm