Valve testing unit in No. 2 Shipfitting Shop, Portsmouth Dockyard, Hampshire.

The interior of part of No. 2 Shipfitting Shop in Portsmouth Dockyard looking down on the valve testing rig set up on the balcony. A Worthington Simpson Numarine pump is connected to a series of valves and pipework and is powered by an electric motor.

Object details

ID: N26578
Type: Negative
Materials: Glass plate negative
Display location: Not on display
Date made: 20 February 1948
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
Measurements: Overall: 100 mm x 126 mm