A close-up view of the open breech of the 4-inch gun on the poop of the Bank Line general cargo vessel Aymeric (1919) while under way at sea.
A close-up view of the open breech of the 4-inch gun on the poop of the Bank Line general cargo vessel Aymeric (1919) while under way at sea. The gun is marked "BL 4-inch Wire Mark IX R.G.F. 1918 No. 4360". The photographer was an apprentice on board and is looking aft. Between 24 January and 19 March the ship did one round voyage Tyne to Bone and between 1 April and 15 June she did one round voyage Tyne to Freetown.
Object Details
| ID: | P49994 |
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| Type: | Roll film negative |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Creator: | Bird, Henry P. |
| Vessels: | Aymeric (1919) |
| Date made: | January - June 1940 |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London, Bird Collection |
| Measurements: | Overall: 46 mm x 68 mm |