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.
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Object details
| ID: | N26292 |
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| 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 |