A close near beam view of the starboard secondary 6 inch battery on the battleship Nelson (1925).
A close near beam view of the starboard secondary 6 inch battery on the battleship Nelson (1925). The photographer is in a boat just off the starboard side of the ship looking slightly aft showing S1 and S3 6 inch gun turrets trained fore and aft and S2 turret is trained on the starboard beam. There are no tompions in the gun muzzles and an awning is rigged over the quarterdeck.
Object Details
| ID: | P50047 |
|---|---|
| Type: | Roll film negative |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Creator: | Bird, Henry P. |
| Vessels: | Nelson (1925) |
| Date made: | 1937 |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London, Bird Collection |
| Measurements: | Overall: 46 mm x 66 mm |
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