A starboard quarter view of HMS 'Aurora' (1913) in dry dock fitting as a minelayer.
A close-up starboard quarter view of HMS 'Aurora' (1913), a light cruiser, in No. 2 Graving Dock, King George Dock, Kingston upon Hull. The deck is being fitted with rails to take mines during her conversion to a minelayer. The photographer was standing on the side of the dock in an elevated position to look down on the ship. Sheds and stacks of timbers can be seen in the background in the dry dock side.
Aurora arrived at Hull and entered King George Lock on 21 October 1917 where she was refitted as a minelayer. She was moved out of the dock on 10 December into the basin. Aurora left Hull for Immingham on 16 December 1917 and finally arrived back in Harwich in the evening of 17 December. [Ship's Log, TNA, ADM 53/34496]
The negative is slightly under exposed.
Aurora arrived at Hull and entered King George Lock on 21 October 1917 where she was refitted as a minelayer. She was moved out of the dock on 10 December into the basin. Aurora left Hull for Immingham on 16 December 1917 and finally arrived back in Harwich in the evening of 17 December. [Ship's Log, TNA, ADM 53/34496]
The negative is slightly under exposed.
Object Details
| ID: | N22770 |
|---|---|
| Type: | Roll film negative |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Creator: | Hooper, Lieutenant Geoffroy William Winsmore |
| Date made: | October to December 1917 |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London, Captain Gunn Collection |
| Measurements: | Overall: 109 mm x 83 mm |