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

A full-length view of a welder demonstrating how to insert a welding rod into the clamp from his pocket. 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 and he is holding his protective face mask. Vertical format.

Object details

ID: N26101
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