A five man heavy forging gang working on a forging at one of the heavy duty steam hammers in No. 1 Smithery in Chatham Dockyard.

A five man heavy forging gang working on a forging at one of the heavy duty steam hammers in No. 1 Smithery in Chatham Dockyard. The steam hammer has Item 9 stencilled on it and the forging is a long shaft supported by a heavy flat-link chain. A museum copy of a Ministry of Defence photographic print.

Object Details

ID: PCT19773
Type: Monochrome transparency
Display location: Not on display
Creator: National Maritime Museum Photographic Studio.
Date made: 1967-1973
Measurements: Mount: 50 mm x 50 mm;Transparency: 35 mm x 40 mm
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