The monitor Marshal Ney (1915) moored at Dover as a guardship.

A port bow view of the monitor Marshal Ney (1915) moored at Dover as a guard ship. Moored behind her is one of the Lord Clive class monitors. The Marshal Ney has had her 15-inch gun replaced with a 9.2-inch gun.

Aurora was based at Dover twice in July: 8-15 July, before returning to Harwich on 16 July 1916. She then returned to Dover on 21 July steaming back to Harwich on 29 July. [TNA, ADM 53/34495, ship's log].

The negative has some spotting in the sky area and some silver mirroring around the edges.

Object Details

ID: N22658
Type: Roll film negative
Display location: Not on display
Creator: Hooper, Lieutenant Geoffroy William Winsmore
Vessels: Marshal Ney (1915)
Date made: 8-16 July 1916; July 1916
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London, Captain Gunn Collection
Measurements: Overall: 109 mm x 80 mm