A close view of timber blocks supporting the hull of the armoured cruiser Black Prince (1904) during construction on the slip at theThames Iron Works Shipbuilding & Engineering Co. Ltd shipyard at Blackwall, London.

A close view of timber blocks supporting the hull of the armoured cruiser Black Prince (1904) during construction on the slip at theThames Iron Works Shipbuilding & Engineering Co. Ltd shipyard at Blackwall, London. The photographer is holding his camera at ground level showing the sliding timbers on the ways and a large stack of timber blocks being used to support the hull. They are stacked in alternate rows athwartships and fore-and-aft and are angled in to the hull. A vertical format negative.

Object Details

ID: N19073
Type: Glass plate negative
Display location: Not on display
Creator: Adams, Edgar Tarry
Vessels: Black Prince (1904)
Date made: 1904
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London, Adams Collection
Measurements: Overall: 107 mm x 82 mm