Acting Assistant Paymaster R. R. Wallace with Flying Officer Thornloe, RNAS, by the anti-aircraft gun on HMS Aurora (1913).
Acting Assistant Paymaster Richard R. Wallace sitting on the counter weight of the 4 inch Mark V anti-aircraft gun (on a modified high angle 60 degree Mark I mounting) with Flying Officer Thornloe, RNAS, standing next to the counter-weight. The photographer is standing on the starboard side looking directly across the ship to the sounding machine.
While at Chatham Dockyard between 27 April and 16 May 1917 Aurora was refitted, which included mine laying gear. Mines were embarked on 13 May and the gear tested. At Portsmouth Aurora conducted mine laying trials on 18 May and then unshipped the mining gear on 21 May before shipping the mine rails the following day. [Ship's log, TNA, ADM 53/34496]
While at Chatham Dockyard between 27 April and 16 May 1917 Aurora was refitted, which included mine laying gear. Mines were embarked on 13 May and the gear tested. At Portsmouth Aurora conducted mine laying trials on 18 May and then unshipped the mining gear on 21 May before shipping the mine rails the following day. [Ship's log, TNA, ADM 53/34496]
Object Details
| ID: | N22897 |
|---|---|
| Type: | Roll film negative |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Creator: | Hooper, Lieutenant Geoffroy William Winsmore |
| Vessels: | Aurora (1913); Aurora (1913) |
| Date made: | 1915; 25 December 1916 September 1916 May 1917 |
| People: | Thornloe, RNAS; Wallace, Richard R. |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London, Captain Gunn Collection |
| Measurements: | Overall: 91 mm x 60 mm |