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

A port broadside view 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. Her bow is out of the picture. A number of dockyard men and some U.S. sailors are in the foreground.

Object details

ID: N25739
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