A smith working on a chain in the pit in the chain testing facility in Chatham Dockyard.

A smith working on a chain in the pit in the chain testing facility in Chatham Dockyard. The chain is rusty and the man appears to be connecting one end of it. He is wearing green overalls and an orange knitted woollen hat. A note says the chain was tested to 1½ tons and took 3⅝ to break. A vertical format image.

Object Details

ID: PCT3237
Type: Colour transparency
Display location: Not on display
Creator: National Maritime Museum Photographic Studio.
Date made: May - June 1983
Measurements: Mount: 50 mm x 50 mm;Transparency: 40 mm x 35 mm
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