The torpedo hatch of the submarine Supreme (1944) in Portsmouth Dockyard, Hampshire

A close view of part of the port side forward of the submarine Supreme (1944) in Portsmouth Dockyard, looking aft and to starboard from the deck of another submarine alongside. She is afloat in a dry dock and has been fitted with a heavily reinforced torpedo loading hatch. The Supreme and her sister Stoic (1943) were to be used in experiments to determine safe diving depths for welded and riveted boats of the S Class.

Object details

ID: N27258
Type: Negative
Materials: Glass plate negative
Display location: Not on display
Date made: 30 May 1949
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
Measurements: Overall: 90 mm x 120 mm