An image showing 'N26011; The construction of a new caisson for Singapore's King George VI Dry Dock in A Lock, Portsmouth Dockyard. The photographer is standing on the keel blocks on the floor of the lock looking directly at the end of the caisson. All of the scaffolding has been removed and the caisson is now kept in place by timber shores. Vertical format.'

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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 standing on the keel blocks on the floor of the lock looking directly at the end of the caisson. All of the scaffolding has been removed and the caisson is now kept in place by timber shores. Vertical format.

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Object details

ID:	N26011
Type:	Negative
Materials:	Glass plate negative
Display location:	Not on display
Date made:	6 September 1945
Credit:	National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
Measurements:	Overall: 127 mm x 101 mm