Torpedomen of the light cruiser HMS Jamaica (1940)

Five torpedomen of the light cruiser HMS Jamaica (1940). They are wearing anti-flash hoods, gauntlets, steel helmetsand wet weather gear appropriate to the Arctic conditions and the exposed location of the torpedo mounts. The four men on the left have been identified in the official Admiralty caption as (left to right) Petty Officer Mahoney, J. Beck, R. Polkinghorne and C. Bell.

Object Details

ID: AD21167
Collection: Historic Photographs
Type: Sheet film negative
Display location: Not on display
Vessels: Jamaica (1940)
Exhibition: Arctic Convoys
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
Measurements: Sheet: 55 mm x 88 mm
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