Bottom plating of the 'Aquitania' (1914)

The passenger liner 'Aquitania' (1914) in the Gladstone Graving Dock, Liverpool, in preparation for her maiden voyage across the Atlantic. A view from the bottom of the dock, showing hull plating in the bilge area on the starboard side. The sunlight is catching the swelling around the outer propeller shaft.

Object Details

ID: G10807
Collection: Historic Photographs
Type: Glass plate negative
Display location: Not on display
Creator: Bedford Lemere & Co
Vessels: Aquitania (1914)
Date made: May 1914
People: John Brown & Company
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
Measurements: Overall: 254 mm x 305 mm