The diving trials vessel Deepwater (1940) alongside the North West Wall, Portsmouth Dockyard, Hampshire

On board the diving trials vessel Deepwater (1940), looking aft and to port from amidships, while she is berthed on the North West Wall in Portsmouth Dockyard. Her deck is framed by the full width support for her crane and mainmast and is cluttered with a number of sections of extending ladder and a large hemp hawser. A light cruiser, either Diadem (1942) or Royalist (1942) is alongside North Corner Jetty and the submarine depot ship Wolfe (1920) is on Middle and North Slip Jetty.

Object details

ID: N26471
Type: Negative
Materials: Glass plate negative
Display location: Not on display
Date made: 27 November 1947
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
Measurements: Overall: 101 mm x 126 mm