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, showing an area with a tiled deck covering. In the right foreground is a steel worktop and next to it is a belt-driven treadle machine. In the background is a pressurized unit fitted with gauges and a substantial door which is held closed by eight wheel-operated clamps. This may be an autoclave. Vertical format.

Object details

ID: N27010
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