An image showing 'N26324; Looking north-north-east across No. 3 Basin, Portsmouth Dockyard, from an elevated position in the south-west corner. On the right, beyond the 250 ton hammerhead crane is the cruiser Aurora (1936) and the fleet oiler Wave Prince (1945). Alongside the north side of the basin is the cruiser Ceylon (1942) with a crane lighter outboard.'

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No. 3 Basin, Portsmouth Dockyard, Hampshire.

Looking north-north-east across No. 3 Basin, Portsmouth Dockyard, from an elevated position in the south-west corner. On the right, beyond the 250 ton hammerhead crane is the cruiser Aurora (1936) and the fleet oiler Wave Prince (1945). Alongside the north side of the basin is the cruiser Ceylon (1942) with a crane lighter outboard. In the foreground berthed across the end of No. 9 Dry Dock is the destroyer Zest (1943) with the destroyer Nonsuch (ex-German Z38) (1941) outboard.

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Object details

ID:	N26324
Type:	Negative
Materials:	Glass plate negative
Display location:	Not on display
Date made:	28 May 1947
Credit:	National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
Measurements:	Overall: 120 mm x 164 mm