The 250 ton hammerhead crane lifting the U.S. tank landing craft LCT 588 (1943) in No. 3 Basin, Portsmouth Dockyard, Hampshire.

A starboard quarter view, taken from wide off the stern, of the U.S. tank landing craft LCT 588 (1943) being lifted by the 250 ton hammerhead cantilever crane situated on the Promontory in No. 3 Basin of Portsmouth Dockyard. A large crane is in the background.

Object details

ID: N25738
Type: Negative
Materials: Glass plate negative
Display location: Not on display
Date made: 16 December 1944
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
Measurements: Overall: 101 mm x 127 mm