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An image showing 'N26887; The fleet oiler Wave Duke (1944) berthed at the oil fuel jetty at Clarence Yard, Gosport. A close view of the port side of the bow, looking forward from the aft end of the forecastle, showing damage to the deck edge and guard rails. This was caused when she was in collision with the passenger/cargo liner Esperance Bay (1922) in fog 50 miles off Lands End on 29 Jul. 1948. Vertical format.'

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Collision damage to the fleet oiler Wave Duke (1944), at the oil fuel jetty, Clarence Yard, Gosport, Hampshire.

The fleet oiler Wave Duke (1944) berthed at the oil fuel jetty at Clarence Yard, Gosport. A close view of the port side of the bow, looking forward from the aft end of the forecastle, showing damage to the deck edge and guard rails. This was caused when she was in collision with the passenger/cargo liner Esperance Bay (1922) in fog 50 miles off Lands End on 29 Jul. 1948. Vertical format.

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Object details

ID:	N26887
Type:	Negative
Materials:	Glass plate negative
Display location:	Not on display
Date made:	4 August 1948
Credit:	National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
Measurements:	Overall: 126 mm x 101 mm