Repairing collision damage to the tank landing ship LST 180 (1943) in dry dock, Portsmouth Dockyard, Hampshire.

A close view of the starboard side of the tank landing ship LST 180 (1943), at the turn of the bilge just abaft the bow, showing repairs to collision damage being undertaken. She is in dry dock in Portsmouth Dockyard and all of the damaged plating at the turn of the bilge and the next two strakes has been cut away. The Portsmouth Dockyard negative register number P150/44 has been written in the bottom right corner of the negative.

Object details

ID: N25475
Type: Negative
Materials: Glass plate negative
Display location: Not on display
Date made: 6 May 1944
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
Measurements: Overall: 101 mm x 127 mm