A welder at work on the cruiser Hawke on No. 5 Slip, Portsmouth Dockyard, Hampshire

A half-length left profile of a welder deomstrating how to insert the rod clamp into the hose of the welding equipment. He is about to commence some practice welding on the cancelled hull of the light cruiser Hawke on No. 5 Slip in Portsmouth Dockyard. He is in a boiler suit and is wearing a trilby hat and long leather gloves. He has welding rods in his boiler suit pocket. Vertical format.

Object details

ID: N26099
Type: Negative
Materials: Glass plate negative
Display location: Not on display
Date made: 27 January 1946
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
Measurements: Overall: 164 mm x 120 mm