The 250 ton hammerhead crane lifting the U.S. tank landing craft LCT 520 (1943) in No. 3 Basin, Portsmouth Dockyard, Hampshire.

A port bow view, taken from wide off the bow, of the U.S. tank landing craft LCT 520 (1943) being lowered onto a vessel by the 250 ton hammerhead cantilever crane situated on the Promontory in No. 3 Basin of Portsmouth Dockyard. Her bow is out of the picture. A large crane is in the background. Vertical format.

Object details

ID: N25736
Type: Negative
Materials: Glass plate negative
Display location: Not on display
Date made: 16 December 1944
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
Measurements: Overall: 127 mm x 101 mm