The starboard after 4 inch gun in action on board HMs 'Aurora' (1913).

A view of the starboard after 4 inch gun in action on board the light cruiser HMS 'Aurora' (1913) while at sea. A cloud of smoke is billowing out to the right of the image. Two sailors can be seen working the gun. The rows of ready-use ammunition are on the deck - in both types of racks. The photographer was standing on the port side behind the skylight near the stern. The barrel of the after 6 inch gun is shown on the left of the image.

The negative is unsharp.

Object Details

ID: N22595
Type: Roll film negative
Display location: Not on display
Creator: Hooper, Lieutenant Geoffroy William Winsmore
Vessels: Aurora (1913)
Date made: 1916
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London, Captain Gunn Collection
Measurements: Overall: 85 mm x 115 mm