The torpedo damaged corvette Pink (1942) in No. 8 Dry Dock, Portsmouth Dockyard, Hampshire
On board the damaged corvette Pink (1942) in No. 8 Dry Dock, Portsmouth Dockyard, looking forward along the port side of the upper deck from about frame 79 showing corrugations to the deck at about frame 72. A depth charge thrower is on the right of the photograph. The Pink was hit by a Gnat acoustic torpedo fired from the German submarine U 988 off Normandy on 27 Jun. 1944. She was written off as a constructive total loss.
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Object details
| ID: | N25583 |
|---|---|
| Type: | Negative |
| Materials: | Glass plate negative |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Date made: | 30 June 1944 |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London |
| Measurements: | Overall: 101 mm x 127 mm |