A close view of the starboard forward poppet of the Japanese Navy battleship Shikishima (1898) on the slipway of the Thames Iron Works shipyard at Blackwall, London.

A close view of the starboard forward poppet of the Japanese Navy battleship Shikishima (1898) on the slipway of the Thames Iron Works shipyard at Blackwall, London. The photographer is looking aft from just to starboard of the keel blocks showing the two large drag chain ropes on either side of the poppet. A note on the vertical format negative says the photographer is using Camera A with a timed exposure of 4 seconds.

Object Details

ID: N18671
Type: Glass plate negative
Display location: Not on display
Creator: Adams, Edgar Tarry
Vessels: Shikishima (1898)
Date made: 22 October 1898
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London, Adams Collection
Measurements: Overall: 107 mm x 82 mm