Crew and officers working on the quarterdeck of HMS 'Aurora' (1913) during mine laying trials.
A group of officers and crew, mostly dressed in sou'westers and coats, on the port side of the quarterdeck of the light cruiser HMS 'Aurora' (1913) during minelaying trials. On the left a couple of sailors are hauling on the wires from the cable drum while others are watching or working on the mine rails.
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. The log does not record specific minelaying trials for the rest of December. [Ship's Log, TNA, ADM 53/34496]
This is a very poor quality negative with fingerprints and silver mirroring obscuring some of the detail.
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. The log does not record specific minelaying trials for the rest of December. [Ship's Log, TNA, ADM 53/34496]
This is a very poor quality negative with fingerprints and silver mirroring obscuring some of the detail.
Object Details
| ID: | N22783 |
|---|---|
| Type: | Roll film negative |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Creator: | Hooper, Lieutenant Geoffroy William Winsmore |
| Vessels: | Aurora (1913); Aurora (1913) |
| Date made: | Circa January 1918; December 1917 to January 1918 |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London, Captain Gunn Collection |
| Measurements: | Overall: 85 mm x 108 mm |