A starboard near broadside view, taken from just ahead of the beam, of the Royal Fleet Auxiliary oiler Dewdale (1941) under way in the Solent off Southsea beach, bound in for Portsmouth from the Far East. On completion in 1941 she was fitted out as a Landing Ship Gantry to carry landing craft as well as her cargo of oil. During action damage repairs in May and June 1943 she was modified with 4 gantry crane extensions which travelled the Main Deck on rails and lowered the 15 LCM(1)s carried over the side in a 30 minute period. These LCM’s were 48.5 feet in length and of 36 tons complete with military transport vehicles and were stowed on rollers in 3 rows on deck with minimum interference to the original tanker function. The forehold and nos 8 and 9 tanks were fitted with tween decks and altered to accommodate 150 additional personnel and extra accommodation was built on the bridge and boat decks aft for the personnel engaged in handling the vehicles. The ship's guns have been removed. She was converted back to a pure oiler at Portsmouth from July 1946 to March 1947. A copy negative of a Wright & Logan photographic print.