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 to starboard from the bottom of the dock alongside the A bracket 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. The propeller shaft has been withdrawn.

Object details

ID: N27156
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