B/w print
Acc.no: PEZPH : 1990.1066
Identification
Item: HMS Warspite being broken up as part of the salvage operation in Mounts Bay
Description: HMS Warspite broke away from the salvage tow taking her to a breaker's yard. After running aground at Prussia Cove on 23 April 1947 she was refloated on the next day's tide. She is pictured here with a salvage crane on board being broken up in Mounts Bay. This process took over five years.
Condition: Good
Description
Height: 150 mm
Width: 200 mm
Material: Photographic paper
Production
Method: Printed
Date: 1947
Person: Richards
Place: Penzance
Category: Photography
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