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. Inside a passageway in the crew accommodation area aft. A stairway and a rope ladder are on the left and to the right of the fore-and-aft bulkhead hammock rails can be seen on the deckhead. Vertical format.

Object details

ID: N26286
Type: Negative
Materials: Glass plate negative
Display location: Not on display
Date made: 12 December 1946
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
Measurements: Overall: 164 mm x 120 mm