Inside the experimental atomic and biological research ship Ben Lomond (1945) in Portsmouth Dockyard, Hampshire

Inside the former tank deck of the experimental atomic and biological research ship Ben Lomond (1945) during her refit in Portsmouth Dockyard. The end of a large rectangular unit is on the right. The removable end panel of the unit is held in place by 28 handwheels, each handwheel being numbered to correspond with the order in which they are to be released. The bulkhead on the left has two scuttles, each of which is being used as a coat hanger by a dockyard matey. The deckhead is fitted with hoist rails. Vertical format. See also negatives numbers N26993 and N26994.

Object details

ID: N26995
Type: Negative
Materials: Glass plate negative
Display location: Not on display
Date made: 18 October 1948
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
Measurements: Overall: 164 mm x 120 mm