A blocked S.W.F.V. on the aircraft carrier Warrior (1944) in Portsmouth Dockyard, Hampshire

A dismantled S.W.F.V. (sea water flow valve?) standing in a wash basin on board the aircraft carrier Warrior (1944) in Portsmouth Dockyard. The valve is completely blocked with encrustations and marine shellfish including mussels. See negative number N26636 for a view of the main body of the valve. Vertical format.

Object details

ID: N26634
Type: Negative
Materials: Glass plate negative
Display location: Not on display
Date made: 26 April 1948
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
Measurements: Overall: 164 mm x 120 mm