Repairing the A bracket of the frigate Cygnet (1942) in dry dock in Portsmouth Dockyard, Hampshire.
Men working on the port A bracket of the frigate Cygnet (1942) in dry dock in Portsmouth Dockyard. Looking forward and to starboard from the bottom of the dock alongside the withdrawn propeller shaft showing a group of men working to straighten the A bracket using heat and jacks. Perforated steel boxes enclose the upper and lower arms of the A bracket and a temporary welded steel framework is either side of the bracket.
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Object details
| ID: | N27155 |
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| Type: | Negative |
| Materials: | Glass plate negative |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Date made: | 7 February 1949 |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London |
| Measurements: | Overall: 90 mm x 119 mm |