The boom defence vessel Pretext (1944) in a small dry dock in Portsmouth Dockyard, Hampshire.

A port quarter view of the hull of the boom defence vessel Pretext (1944), taken from the bottom of the dock looking forward and slightly to starboard. The Pretext is dried out in a small dry dock in Portsmouth Dockyard.. The Portsmouth Dockyard negative register says "Pretext damage" but no damage is evident.

Object details

ID: N26024
Type: Negative
Materials: Glass plate negative
Display location: Not on display
Date made: 26 September 1945
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
Measurements: Overall: 101 mm x 127 mm