A Coastal Motor Boat (CMB) suspended in the starboard davits on board HMS 'Aurora' (1913).
A view taken from the starboard bridge wing of the light cruiser HMS 'Aurora' (1913) towards a Coastal Motor Boat suspended outboard in the starboard davits. These davits would normally have held the 34ft cutter. The CMB is partially covered with a tarpaulin.
The Aurora was prepared for trial of motor boats on 8 August. No further mention of the boats is made for August. [Ship's Log, TNA, ADM 53/34495]
The Aurora was prepared for trial of motor boats on 8 August. No further mention of the boats is made for August. [Ship's Log, TNA, ADM 53/34495]
Object Details
| ID: | N22815 |
|---|---|
| Type: | Roll film negative |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Creator: | Hooper, Lieutenant Geoffroy William Winsmore |
| Vessels: | Aurora (1913); Aurora (1913) |
| Date made: | August 1916 |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London, Captain Gunn Collection |
| Measurements: | Overall: 60 mm x 87 mm |
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