Bomb damage to the destroyer Offa (1941) in Portsmouth Dockyard, Hampshire.

On board the destroyer Offa (1941) in Portsmouth Dockyard looking forward and up at the deckhead in the gearing room at about station 72, showing the bomb damage to the deck above. Four gauges are on the bulkhead, including ones labelled L.P. pinion bearing fwd, L.P. pinion bearing aft, and l.P. gearing sprayers. The Portsmouth Dockyard negative register number P157/44 has been written in the bottom right corner of the negative.

Object details

ID: N25481
Type: Negative
Materials: Glass plate negative
Display location: Not on display
Date made: 7 May 1944
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
Measurements: Overall: 101 mm x 127 mm