An image showing 'N25535; A close view of the port propeller and shaft of the minelayer Apollo (1943) in dry dock, Portsmouth Dockyard, taken from the bottom of the dock looking aft and to starboard. All three blades of the propeller are badly damaged. On 7 Jun. 1944 the Apollo (1943) was carrying staff officers of SHAEF, including General Eisenhower and Admiral Ramsay, on a tour of the Normandy assault areas when she ran aground and damaged her propellers and starboard A bracket.'

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The damaged minelayer Apollo (1943) in dry dock in Portsmouth Dockyard, Hampshire

A close view of the port propeller and shaft of the minelayer Apollo (1943) in dry dock, Portsmouth Dockyard, taken from the bottom of the dock looking aft and to starboard. All three blades of the propeller are badly damaged. On 7 Jun. 1944 the Apollo (1943) was carrying staff officers of SHAEF, including General Eisenhower and Admiral Ramsay, on a tour of the Normandy assault areas when she ran aground and damaged her propellers and starboard A bracket.

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Object details

ID:	N25535
Type:	Negative
Materials:	Glass plate negative
Display location:	Not on display
Date made:	10 June 1944
Credit:	National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
Measurements:	Overall: 101 mm x 127 mm