A close-up starboard bow view of the collapsed forecastle on the destroyer HMS 'Mentor' (1914).
A close-up starboard bow view, taken from a ship's boat, of the collapsed forecastle of the destroyer HMS 'Mentor' (1914) while alongside the destroyer depot ship HMS 'Dido' (1896).
The forward 18ft of the forecastle deck collapsed as a result of a torpedo explosion beneath the bow earlier that morning on 17 August when on a mine laying exercise off the Amrun Bank, 25 miles north of Heligoland. The ship was part of a larger group attacked by German torpedo boats. Mentor was able to steam back to Harwich. Aurora was in Harwich on 17 August.
The negative has small areas of spotting and is a little overexposed.
The forward 18ft of the forecastle deck collapsed as a result of a torpedo explosion beneath the bow earlier that morning on 17 August when on a mine laying exercise off the Amrun Bank, 25 miles north of Heligoland. The ship was part of a larger group attacked by German torpedo boats. Mentor was able to steam back to Harwich. Aurora was in Harwich on 17 August.
The negative has small areas of spotting and is a little overexposed.
Object Details
| ID: | N22531 |
|---|---|
| Type: | Roll film negative |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Creator: | Hooper, Lieutenant Geoffroy William Winsmore |
| Vessels: | Mentor (1914) |
| Date made: | 17 August 1915 |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London, Captain Gunn Collection |
| Measurements: | Overall: 80 mm x 111 mm |