The frigate Cawsand Bay (1945) with bow damage in dry dock, Portsmouth Dockyard, Hampshire

A close beam view of the starboard of the frigate Cawsand Bay (1945) taken looking down from the top of a dry dock in Portsmouth Dockyard. The ship has been in collision or grounded, the bottom 9 feet of the stem has been pushed back and the keel and bottom plating has been badly damaged for about 30 feet from the bow. Her pendant number is K644.

Object details

ID: N26155
Type: Negative
Materials: Glass plate negative
Display location: Not on display
Date made: 19 March 1946
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
Measurements: Overall: 100 mm x 127 mm