Close up of the after six-inch gun breech on board HMS 'Aurora (1913).
A close-up view of the after six-inch gun's breech on the quarterdeck of the light cruiser HMS 'Aurora' (1913) during her commissioning period. The photographer was standing on the port side of the deck looking towards the breech. In the background is the wall of the dry dock.
Object Details
| ID: | N22864 |
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| Type: | Roll film negative |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Creator: | Hooper, Lieutenant Geoffroy William Winsmore |
| Vessels: | Aurora (1913) |
| Date made: | September 1914 |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London, Captain Gunn Collection |
| Measurements: | Overall: 60 mm x 88 mm |