An image showing 'N25962; The construction of a new caisson for Singapore's King George VI Dry Dock in A Lock, Portsmouth Dockyard. The photographer is looking north-west from the south side of the top of the lock near the east end. The main plating appears to be complete and riveters are working on the flat decks. German destroyers and torpedo boats are berthed alongside the promontory in No. 3 Basin.'

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The construction of a new caisson for Singapore's King George VI Dry Dock in A Lock, Portsmouth Dockyard, Hampshire

The construction of a new caisson for Singapore's King George VI Dry Dock in A Lock, Portsmouth Dockyard. The photographer is looking north-west from the south side of the top of the lock near the east end. The main plating appears to be complete and riveters are working on the flat decks. German destroyers and torpedo boats are berthed alongside the promontory in No. 3 Basin.

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Object details

ID:	N25962
Type:	Negative
Materials:	Glass plate negative
Display location:	Not on display
Date made:	27 July 1945
Credit:	National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
Measurements:	Overall: 101 mm x 127 mm