An image showing 'N27222; Looking south-by-west across the end of The Promontory in No. 3 Basin, Portsmouth Dockyard, showing the steel lattice luffing davits that have been newly fitted on the end. Alongside the south wall in front of the dry docks in the background is an early Battle class destroyer, either Barfleur (1943) or Trafalgar (1944), with a Weapon class destroyer, either Battleaxe (1945) or Broadsword (1946) inboard. Vertical format.'

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Luffing davits on The Promontory, No. 3 Basin, Portsmouth Dockyard, Hampshire.

Looking south-by-west across the end of The Promontory in No. 3 Basin, Portsmouth Dockyard, showing the steel lattice luffing davits that have been newly fitted on the end. Alongside the south wall in front of the dry docks in the background is an early Battle class destroyer, either Barfleur (1943) or Trafalgar (1944), with a Weapon class destroyer, either Battleaxe (1945) or Broadsword (1946) inboard. Vertical format.

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Object details

ID:	N27222
Type:	Negative
Materials:	Glass plate negative
Display location:	Not on display
Date made:	5 April 1949
Credit:	National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
Measurements:	Overall: 120 mm x 90 mm