The destroyer HMS Skate (1917) under tow, entering Harwich

A slightly distant port broadside view of the destroyer HMS Skate (1917) under tow entering Harwich after being torpedoed in the stern on 12 March 1917. The pendant G7A is painted on the port bow, which she retained for the months February and March.

The negative is grainy and scratched.

Object Details

ID: N22702
Type: Roll film negative
Display location: Not on display
Creator: Hooper, Lieutenant Geoffroy William Winsmore
Vessels: Skate (1917)
Date made: 13 March 1917
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London, Captain Gunn Collection
Measurements: Overall: 84 mm x 108 mm