The damage caused by a mine to the port quarter of the destroyer HMS Sharpshooter (1917)
A close-up detail of the damaged port quarter and stern of the destroyer HMS Sharpshooter (1917) in dry dock at Harwich. The damage was caused by a mine on 27 September 1917 in the North Sea. The photograph was taken from a boat looking up at the damage.
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Object Details
ID: | N22761 |
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Type: | Roll film negative |
Display location: | Not on display |
Creator: | Hooper, Lieutenant Geoffroy William Winsmore |
Vessels: | Sharpshooter (1917) |
Date made: | 29 September 1917 |
Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London, Captain Gunn Collection |
Measurements: | Overall: 111 mm x 81 mm |