P03538.001 Accession Number: P03538.001

Description

Sea mines on deck on board the minelayer HMS Abdiel, ready to be laid. The round mine is sitting in a box which is the anchor. Inside the anchor is a winding mechanism which allows the cable out to preset lengths. HMS Abdiel was lost on 9 September 1943 in Taranto Bay, Italy.

Details

Accession Number

P03538.001

Photographer

Unknown

Classification

Photograph

Object Type

Black & white - Print silver gelatin

Date Made

1939-1943

Place Made

At sea

Whole/Part

Whole

Item Count

1

Credit Line

Donor W Smith

Copyright

Copyright expired - public domain

Conflicts

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