An image showing 'N26275; Looking north-by-west from the Semaphore Tower in Portsmouth Dockyard. The South Camber and the Mooring Ground are in the foreground. On the Mooring Ground there are large numbers of buoys, moorings, chain cables and very large link chains. Alongside Boat House and Pitch House Jetties is the cruiser Kenya (1939). On Sheer and North Railway Jetties are tank landing craft, minesweepers and a tug. The battleship Vanguard (1944) is on Middle Slip Jetty.'

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The dockyard from the Semaphore Tower, Portsmouth, Hampshire

Looking north-by-west from the Semaphore Tower in Portsmouth Dockyard. The South Camber and the Mooring Ground are in the foreground. On the Mooring Ground there are large numbers of buoys, moorings, chain cables and very large link chains. Alongside Boat House and Pitch House Jetties is the cruiser Kenya (1939). On Sheer and North Railway Jetties are tank landing craft, minesweepers and a tug. The battleship Vanguard (1944) is on Middle Slip Jetty.

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Object details

ID:	N26275
Type:	Negative
Materials:	Glass plate negative
Display location:	Not on display
Date made:	30 October 1946
Credit:	National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
Measurements:	Overall: 120 mm x 164 mm