An image showing 'N26279; On board in the crew accommodation area of the tank landing ship Maxwell Brander (1944) alongside 7 Berth in No. 3 Basin, Portsmouth Dockyard, showing the extreme damage caused by the explosion and subsequent fire that occured 29 Nov. 1946. This is believed to be looking down from the seamens mess on the main deck to the stokers mess on the lower deck, possibly showing the door leading to the medical equipment store.'

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Fire and explosion damage on board the tank landing ship Maxwell Brander (1944) in No. 3 Basin, Portsmouth Dockyard, Hampshire.

On board in the crew accommodation area of the tank landing ship Maxwell Brander (1944) alongside 7 Berth in No. 3 Basin, Portsmouth Dockyard, showing the extreme damage caused by the explosion and subsequent fire that occured 29 Nov. 1946. This is believed to be looking down from the seamens mess on the main deck to the stokers mess on the lower deck, possibly showing the door leading to the medical equipment store.

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Object details

ID:	N26279
Type:	Negative
Materials:	Glass plate negative
Display location:	Not on display
Date made:	12 December 1946
Credit:	National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
Measurements:	Overall: 120 mm x 164 mm