Clerk R. R. Wallace asleep on the quarterdeck of HMS 'Aurora' (1913).

Richard R. Wallace, RN Clerk, asleep on a blanket on the quarterdeck of the light cruiser HMS 'Aurora' (1913). He was asleep between the Carley float and the after skylight. In the background are the bollard and chains readied for emergency towing. The photographer was standing on the port side of the quarterdeck beside the Carley float (or possibly standing in it).

Object Details

ID: N22880
Type: Roll film negative
Display location: Not on display
Creator: Hooper, Lieutenant Geoffroy William Winsmore
Vessels: Aurora (1913)
Date made: July 1916
People: Wallace, Richard R.
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London, Captain Gunn Collection
Measurements: Overall: 61 mm x 94 mm