A Cowan Sheldon crane on the quayside of North Corner Jetty, Portsmouth Dockyard, Hampshire.

A Cowan Sheldon static crane on the quay of North Corner Jetty, Portsmouth Dockyard. The photographer is looking west from the end of South-West Wall. The fleet minesweeper Pluto (1944), seen from fine off her starboard bow, is alongside the jetty next to the crane. Her pendant number is J446. The fleet aircraft carrier Illustrious (1939) is on North Slip Jetty in the background. Vertical format.

Object details

ID: N26292
Type: Negative
Materials: Glass plate negative
Display location: Not on display
Date made: 24 February 1947
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
Measurements: Overall: 120 mm x 89 mm